[Heb-NACO] source of romanization: Gera?

[Yossi Galron]

If it is not accepted as a word then you have to transcribe it as G.R.E.



Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschläger
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Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://go.osu.edu/hebrewlit

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 3:08 PM, Shinohara, Jasmin <jshino at pobox.upenn.edu>
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> Who decides that it’s accepted as a pronounced word? I would think that
> presence in E-Sh. is an indication of such acceptance, but it’s not there.
> Or is absence not an indicator of non-acceptance?
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> *From:* Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+jshino=pobox.upenn.edu at lists.
> osu.edu] *On Behalf Of *Yossi Galron
> *Sent:* Monday, July 31, 2017 3:03 PM
> *To:* Hebrew Name Authority Funnel
> *Subject:* Re: [Heb-NACO] source of romanization: Gera?
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> Once it was established that the abbreviation of Gaon Rabi Eliyahu (גאון
> רבי אליהו) is accepted as a pronounced word, it follows the rules of the
> Hebrew grammar, and the Gimmel gets a sheva na (Sheva be-rosh milah hu
> Sheva na =שווא בראש מלה הוא שווא נע)
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> Joseph (Yossi) Galron-Goldschläger
> E-Mail: galron.1 at osu.edu  or jgalron at gmail.com
> Tel.: (614) 292-3362,  Fax: (614)292-1918 <(614)%20292-1918>
> Lexicon of Modern Hebrew Literature: http://go.osu.edu/hebrewlit
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> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 2:49 PM, Shinohara, Jasmin <jshino at pobox.upenn.edu>
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> Hi, I’m working on a title that has גר"א in the title and finding the
> romanization Gera. I’m wondering what the source is for this
> (mis?)romanization; it does not appear in E-Sh. or Alkalai (or in the
> Romanization FAQ). I tried searching the Heb-NACO archives, to no avail.
> Anybody have ideas? Why is it not just Gra?
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> Thanks, Jasmin
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