Talk:Shin (letter)

message: A citation is needed to Colless's work for verification. Michael Sheflin (talk) 21:12, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: To Albright as well. Michael Sheflin (talk) 21:16, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colless citation 

message: ... because it's so clear what š means.  Not.  Can we have some IPA symbols/links?  I refer you to http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1686672
-- TimNelson (talk) 09:23, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, for Semitic transcription, I would argue that S1, S2, and S3 (and S.) are more useful than IPA.  In large part this is because it makes the relationship between S^ in Ugaritic (for instance) and S in Arabic more obvious in that both (this is a controversial example, I know) are inextricably linked in the word "soul" (NFS^ and NFS respectively) but that the former is S2 and the latter is S1.  Likewise, some of the information on this page is inimical to the truth.  Both S and S^ (sin and shin/S1 and S2) are orthographically separate but also highly unstable (as in that previous example).  Therefore, at a certain point of convergence, the word for Moses in Arabic and Hebrew was pronounced the same (Musha) because the Arabic sin was pronounced as S^ until a fairly late point.  This information comes from a conglomeration of sources, most prominently Woodward's (ed.) book (2008).  I've given up on Wiki.  Nevertheless, I find it repeatedly amusing to point out how poorly these articles are written.  Cheers!  Michael Sheflin (talk) 06:40, 6 March 2010 (UTC)

text: Also, I'd like to repeat my objection of how offensive it is that the "Semitic" alphabet is a Judaism-WikiProject (whose modern successors survive only as the multitude of languages in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and to a certain extent Sudan and Chad; Arabic, Hebrew, and Assyrian (I am not intentionally omitting anything, there are probably others I am forgetting)).  I find it as offensive as if Beowulf or the Latin alphabet were WikiProject-Christianity; although actually Beowulf has greater relevance than these alphabets (to Judaism).  Awful organization. Michael Sheflin (talk) 06:45, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Michael, WikiProjects decide independently whether a particular article is within their scope. It's not like someone came down from on high and said "this shall be yours and yours alone". If ANY other WikiProject wanted to be involved, all they'd have to do is put their template in the talk page, just like Writing Systems (of which I am a member) did. Do you actually believe that this doesn't deserve any attention from WikiProject Judaism? That's the only criteria, not what other WikiProjects should, in your opinion, also be involved. VIWS talk 05:09, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation... 

message: The shin is also apparently used by satanists to symbolize their god lucifer.  Can someone confirm this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.67.96.43 (talk) 07:19, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  lucifer 

message: I think there is a problem with the display of the Sin vs Shin dot. On my screen they both appear to be on the left side of the ש. AJseagull1 (talk) 07:04, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Is your screen by any chance located on the surface of an iPhone? Dan ☺ 20:33, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

text: That's Right, i fixed it now. Bmt3s (talk) 10:40, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Sin/Shin dot