Re:Why Arabic Is Terrific (2011)
by einpoklum on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @06:55PM
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Not just "in some communities"; glottal ע is the recognized correct pronunciation. We Ashkenazi are just lazing out with proper pronunciation.
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Re:Why Arabic Is Terrific (2011)
by lordgrenville on Thursday June 27, 2019 @04:28AM
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"Recognized correct" in the sense that we guess that's how ancient Hebrew speakers pronounced it, based on Arabic. But we don't really know for sure.
How do you pronounce the ayin?
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Basically "ah-in" or "ah-yin" ("ah" being pronounced like when a doctor tells you "open your mouth and say ah"). It makes the use of that letter much closer to "a" (א or ה in Hebrew).
We don't really involve the deep part of the throat, though I think it's pretty well known that you're "supposed to".