Rashi script
Rashi script or Sephardic script (
History
The initial development of typefaces for the
A corresponding but distinctive semi-cursive typeface was used for printing
Comparison with square Hebrew
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Ladino usage
Besides usage for the Hebrew language, an adapted form of Rashi script alphabet is commonly used for writing Ladino language texts in the Hebrew alphabet. To express additional fricative sounds found in Ladino, the alphabet is expanded by adding diacritic marks to existing letters. Whereas in block print a Hebrew letter is typically modified by an adjacent geresh, in the Rashi script, new letters are formed by adding a breve-shaped varrica ("little crossbar") rafe diacritic ⟨ﬞ◌⟩ directly onto a letter.[3] Historically, a cursive script known as "solitreo" served as the standard handwritten form of Ladino in the Balkans and Turkey, which complemented the Rashi script character set used for printing.
| Ladino letters formed using a 'varrica' rafe | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without Rafe | With Rafe (equivalent with geresh) | ||||||||
| Symbol | Translit. |
IPA |
Example | Symbol | Translit. |
IPA |
Example | ||
| ב | b | [b] | boy | (ב׳) בﬞ | v | [ β̞ ]
|
voyage | ||
| ג | g | [ɡ] | gap | (ג׳) גﬞ | dj, ǧ, or ch, č | [d͡ʒ]~[t͡ʃ] | Jupiter, George, chip | ||
| ד | d | [ d̪ ]
|
day | (ד׳) דﬞ | dh, th, ḏ, đ | [ ð̞ ]
|
they | ||
| ז | z | [z] | zoo | (ז׳) זﬞ | j, g, zh, ž | [ʒ] | Jacques, beige, vision | ||
| ט | t | [ t̪ ]
|
toy | (ט׳) טﬞ | th | [θ] | thirty | ||
| כ | c, k | [k] | care, king | (כ׳) כﬞ | ch, kh, ḵ | [x]~[χ] | loch, Bach | ||
| פ | p | [p] | past | (פ׳) פﬞ | f | [f] | fast | ||
| ש | s, ç | [s] | sin, cent | (ש׳) שﬞ | sh, š | [ʃ] | shin | ||
References
- ^ a b Shurpin, Yehuda. "What Is Rashi Script and Where Did It Come From?". Chabad.org. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ISBN 978-0295741499. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Sefarađizo: Ladino: Alefbet: Tabla". 2021-09-16. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
