May 24, 2007 15:29
16 yrs ago
English term
Hebrew names of ' (for abbreviations) and '' (for acronyms)
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Greetings,
Please, how do you refer to the single apostrophe and double apostrophe in Hebrew, i.e. what are the Hebrew names used e.g. when teaching children about them at school?
All the best,
Simon
Please, how do you refer to the single apostrophe and double apostrophe in Hebrew, i.e. what are the Hebrew names used e.g. when teaching children about them at school?
All the best,
Simon
Proposed translations
(Hebrew)
| 5 +3 | גרש - גרשיים |
Amir Gavriely
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| 5 +3 | ' = גרש (geresh); " = גרשיים (gershayim) |
Ron Armon
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Proposed translations
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Amir Gavriely
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גרש - גרשיים
an apostrophe is GERESH; when you have two of them, it's GERSHAIYM;
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ron Armon
: Sorry Amir - you beat me to it... :-)
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I hope you meant beat me -- but that was an easy one
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| agree |
zohara sampson
16 hrs
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| agree |
Eynnat
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Comment: "many thanks, excellent"
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' = גרש (geresh); " = גרשיים (gershayim)
Here's from the Academy of the Hebrew Language (link below):
ראשי תיבות
בעברית מקצרים תיבות בגרש (תיבה אחת) או בגרשיים (שתי תיבות ויותר) ולא בנקודות.
דוגמאות: מס' [=מספר], רח' [=רחוב], ת"ד [=תא דואר].
את המילה דוקטור מקצרים כך: ד"ר.
ראשי תיבות
בעברית מקצרים תיבות בגרש (תיבה אחת) או בגרשיים (שתי תיבות ויותר) ולא בנקודות.
דוגמאות: מס' [=מספר], רח' [=רחוב], ת"ד [=תא דואר].
את המילה דוקטור מקצרים כך: ד"ר.
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