It is interesting that it appears that Hebrew-speakers with that name tend to Romanize it, and apparently pronounce it, as it is pronounced in western language, meaning the first letter is a “J”. We really should be asking what value it is to have a rule that requires making a Romanization that is unintelligible to (non-cataloger) users of our metadata. Hebrew is a living language, and we have rules for dealing with foreign (non-Hebrew) names more appropriate for Latin or Sumerian.
Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section. This is not an official communication from my employer From: Heb-naco <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Yossi Galron via Heb-naco Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 8:18 PM To: Gottschalk, Haim <[email protected]>; Hebrew Name Authority Funnel <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Heb-NACO] How would your Romanize the following word The problem is that there are two ways to write this name: ז'ולייט ג'ולייט Both forms are Kosher. On Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 20:12 Gottschalk, Haim via Heb-naco <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Dear Friends, How would you Romanize the name - ז'ולייט? Would you a. Z’uliyeṭ or b. Z’uleṭ or c. ? Thanks, Haim ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Haim A. Gottschalk Librarian Israel and Judaica Section, Asian and Middle Eastern Division 101 Independence Ave, SE Washington, DC 20540-4222 Direct: 202-707-2498 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [cid:[email protected]] THIS EMAIL IS NOT CLASSIFIED. Ideas & opinions in this email are not intended to represent those of the Library of Congress or its staff. **Please remember the environment and only print this if necessary** The Library of Congress’ mission is to engage, inspire, and inform Congress and the American people with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. _______________________________________________ Heb-naco mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/heb-naco
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