> again wrong, the alef is not on the Waw at all, it > is before > it (I can give you scans if you want). > > Logically it cannot be on the Waw at all, it's a > small letter using > instead of the missing Alef, would you put the alef > on the waw?
If the superscript alif is shifted to the previous letter than you get the sequence fatha- superscript alif anyway. This is because all examples write /aa/ with fatha and alif on top of the syriac rasm for /oo/ (with waw). However, this assumption is not correct: the function of the superscript alif in these cases is to indicate thet waw should be alif, therefore the superscript alif technically belongs to waw. Kind regards, Mete _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general
