[Mesorah] two points about n'kudos

[Yitzchak M. Gottlieb]

On Apr 30, 2008, at 11:42, Michael Hamm wrote:

> Just two points (pun intended) about n'kudos: a question and a  
> "found in the wild".
>
> Question:  Is the sh'va in "layla" na or nach?

Nach, I believe.

> (My question is about the word whether it has a patach or a kamatz  
> under the first lamed.)  More generally, does the rule that a meseg  
> makes the following sh'va into a sh'va na (exist and) apply to a  
> primary-stress marker (trop mark) also?

The rule may or may not exist :) It sometimes depends on the type of  
געיא (ga'ya), and there are many exceptions.  Regardless, I  
believe that even if the rule in general exists it does not apply to  
the primary stress mark.

Zuki

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