This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Modern Hebrew. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.
Alefvet laṭini ḥadašah ʕivrit/אלפבית
לטיני חדשה עברית
The Modern Hebrew Latin alphabet
Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)
# |
Latin letter |
Hebrew letter |
Letter's name |
IPA |
1 |
A a |
A |
[a] |
|
2 |
B b |
בּ |
Bet |
[b] |
3 |
C c |
צ |
Cadi |
[t͡s] |
4 |
Č č* |
צ׳ |
Ča |
[t͡ʃ] |
5 |
D d |
ד |
Dalet |
[d] |
6 |
Ď ď* |
ד׳ |
Ďa |
[ð] |
7 |
E e |
E |
[e] |
|
8 |
F f |
פ |
Fe |
[f] |
9 |
G g |
ג |
Gimel |
[g] |
10 |
Ǧ ǧ* |
ע׳ |
Ǧayin |
[ɣ] |
11 |
H h |
ה |
He |
[h] |
12 |
Ḥ ḥ |
ח |
Ḥet |
[ħ], [χ] |
13 |
I i |
I |
[i] |
|
14 |
J j* |
ג׳ |
Ja |
[d͡ʒ] |
15 |
K k |
כּ ,²ק |
Kaff |
[k] |
16 |
Ǩ ǩ* |
ח׳ |
Ǩa |
[x] |
17 |
L l |
ל |
Lamed |
[l] |
18 |
M m |
מ |
Mem |
[m] |
19 |
N n |
נ |
Nun |
[n] |
20 |
O o |
O |
[o] |
|
21 |
P p |
פּ |
Pe |
[p] |
22 |
Q q |
ק |
Quf |
[q], [k] |
23 |
R r |
ר |
Reyš |
[ʁ] |
24 |
S s |
שׂ ,ס |
Samex |
[s] |
25 |
Š š |
שׁ |
Šin |
[ʃ] |
26 |
T t |
ת ,²ט |
Taw |
[t] |
27 |
Ṭ ṭ |
ט |
Ṭet |
[t], [tˤ] |
28 |
Ť ť* |
ת׳ |
Ťet |
[θ] |
29 |
U u |
U |
[u] |
|
30 |
V v |
ב |
Vēt |
[v] |
31 |
W w |
ו |
Waw |
[v], [w] |
32 |
X x |
כ ,²ח |
Xaff |
[χ] |
33 |
Y y |
י |
Yud |
[j] |
34 |
Z z |
ז |
Zayin |
[z] |
35 |
Ž ž* |
ז׳ |
Ža |
[ʒ] |
36 |
ʕ ʕ |
ע |
ʕayin |
[ʕ] |
37 | ʔ ʔ | א | ʔalef | [ʔ] |
*These letters are mostly used in words originating from foreign languages. ²ק is translittered as q in Semitic words and in other words which the original phoneme is [q], and k in the rest of words, which the original phoneme is [k]. ט is translittered as ṭ in Semitic words and in other words which the original phoneme is [tˤ], and t in the rest of words, which the original phoneme is [t]. ח is translittered as ḥ in Semitic words and in other words which the original phoneme is [ħ], and x or ǩ in the rest of words, which the original phoneme is [x~χ]. |
Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Kol beney haadam noldu beney ḥorin wešawim beʕerkam uvizḥuyoteyhem. Kulam ḥonenu batenunah uvemacpun, lefiyxax ḥowah ʕaleyhem linhog iš bereʕehu beruaḥ šel aḥawah.