Foreign loan words


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Incorrect Correct Foreign loan word
   

ד

deyoḳan

dyoḳan

דיוקן

dey/dei/day/dai deṭ* דייט
deramah
dramah דרמה
   

ט

ṭeraḳlin

ṭraḳlin

טרקלין
   

י

-izem/-izim -izm

(suffix) יזם-

   

ס

 

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פ

pesikho- psikho- (bi-psikho-) פסיכו-
pesifas/pesefas psefas (bi-fsefas) פסיפס
pesanter psanter (bi-fsanter) פסנתר
perozdor prozdor (bi-frozdor) פרוזדור
perozah prozah (bi-prozah)

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* Foreign loan words that use a double yod to approximate a long <a> sound, such as דייט, ליידי, etc., (for date, lady, etc.) follow the romanization pattern of letters with a tsere, represented with an e --> det, ledi, etc.

 

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