Hiriq

When writing with niqqud, the letter yud {{angle bracket|{{Script/Hebrew|י}}}} is often written after the letter that carries the Hiriq sign. This is called {{transl|he|ḥiriq male}} ({{langx|he|חִירִיק מָלֵא}} {{IPA|he|χiˈʁik maˈle|IPA}}), meaning "full" (or "plene") hiriq. In writing without niqqud, the letter yud is added more often as a mater lectionis, than in writing with niqqud, The main exception is the "i" vowel in a syllable that ends with shva naḥ. For example the words {{lang|he|rtl=yes|סִדְרָה}} (series) and {{lang|he|rtl=yes|סִדְּרָה}} (she organized) are pronounced identically in modern Hebrew, but in spelling without niqqud {{lang|he|rtl=yes|סִדְרָה}} is written {{lang|he|rtl=yes|סדרה}} because there is a shva naḥ on the letter {{Script/Hebr|ד}}, and {{lang|he|rtl=yes|סִדְּרָה}} is written {{lang|he|rtl=yes|סידרה}}.

In Yiddish orthography the {{transl|he|ḥiriq}} is placed under the yud {{angle bracket|{{Script/Hebrew|יִ}}}}.

The following table contains the pronunciation and transliteration of the different Hiriqs in reconstructed historical forms and dialects using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

The letter Bet {{angle bracket|{{Script/Hebrew|ב}}}} used in this table is only for demonstration, any letter can be used.

These vowels lengths are not manifested in Modern Hebrew. In addition, the short i is usually promoted to a long i in Israeli writing for the sake of disambiguation.

Note: In Yiddish orthography only, the glyph, {{transl|he|yud-ḥiriq}} ({{Script/Hebrew|יִ}}), pronounced {{IPA|/i/}}, can be optionally used, rather than typing {{transl|he|yud}} then {{transl|he|ḥiriq}} ({{Script/Hebrew|יִ}}). In Hebrew spelling this would be pronounced {{IPA|/ji/}}.  {{IPA|/i/}} is written {{transl|he|ḥiriq}} then {{transl|he|yud}} ({{Script/Hebrew|ִי}}).

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