On 11/12/2004 16:53, Peter R. Mueller-Roemer wrote:
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For a fixed length of combining character sequence (base + 3 combining marks is the most I have seen graphically distinguishable) the repertore is still finite.
In Hebrew it is actually possible to have up to 9 combining marks with a single base character:
shin + sin/shin dot + dagesh + rafe + 2 vowel points + 2 accents + dot above + masora circle
SBL Hebrew and Ezra SIL both make a valiant attempt to display this lot but don't quite get there:
××ÖÖÖÖÖÖ×Ö
But I think 5 is the maximum number which actually occur with any one base character in the Hebrew Bible.
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