[Avodah] [Areivim] Oh, Oy, Ow

[Allan Engel]

I should have noted that I was quoting the Gra.

In fact, the four 'common' pronunciations of a cholam can all be transcribed
as combinations of other vowels.

1. Rhymes with 'grow', qometz/shuruk
2. Rhymes with 'pay', segol/chirik
3. Rhymes with 'annoy', qometz/chirik
4. Rhymes with 'allow', patach/shuruk

On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 9:36 PM, Harry Maryles <hmaryles at yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 6/7/11, Allan Engel <allan.engel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > And the 'oh' (to rhyme with 'low') sound is really the sound of a
> > qometz and a shuruk.
>
> I disagree. The kometz/shuruk sound would be Awe-oooh.
>
> HM
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