EY website now in Hebrew

[Abey]

https://www.etihad.com/he-il/
pretty incredible 

[EliJelly]

Ah its לטוס עם אתיחאד

[KSMH]

https://www.etihad.com/he-il/
pretty incredible 

And now a hebrew website  https://www.etihad.com/he-il/

[Dan]

Ah its לטוס עם אתיחאד

Erm, is that intentional?

[moe8555]

Erm, is that intentional?

Yes. The Arabic letter isn't actually H as in the English H or Hebrew ה sound.

[Dan]

Yes. The Arabic letter isn't actually H as in the English H or Hebrew ה sound.

Right, somewhat in between.
But while I've heard Burj Chalifa, I don't think I've ever heard Etichad. Is it not closer to Etihad?

[Dan]

Right, somewhat in between.
But while I've heard Burj Chalifa, I don't think I've ever heard Etichad.

https://youtu.be/wACMBsCTX78?t=381

[moe8555]

https://youtu.be/wACMBsCTX78?t=381

Don't get me wrong, I also think the choice of ח instead of ה is a bit overeager.  The Arabic letter is more like a throaty/raspy/'spooky' H (not the throat clearing ח sound).
Plus their non-Arabic marketing pronounces it H so why not fall in line with ROW?

Israel like Israel: gotta be different. 

[EliJelly]

Don't get me wrong, I also think the choice of ח instead of ה is a bit overeager.  The Arabic letter is more like a throaty/raspy/'spooky' H (not the throat clearing ח sound).

The authentic ח׳ is the way the Arabs say it, and lehavdil the Sephardim.

[Dan]

The authentic ח׳ is the way the Arabs say it, and lehavdil the Sephardim.

https://youtu.be/wACMBsCTX78?t=381

So that pronunciation is wrong?

[moe8555]

The authentic ח׳ is the way the Arabs say it, and lehavdil the Sephardim.

I believe that's a different letter in Arabic.  They have more H varieties than Hebrew.

[tavster]

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/32755361-post2113.html

[a good yeshiva bachur]

The authentic ח׳ is the way the Arabs say it, and lehavdil the Sephardim.

+1

[ExGingi]

So that pronunciation is wrong?

Which pronunciation? The Arabic one?

It drives me crazy when people speak in Hebrew (or even Yiddish) and pronunce it with a ה.

For crying out loud, don't you know that the root for one in Hebrew has a ח in the middle and not a ה? Arabic being a Semitic language shares a similar root.

[Dan]

Which pronunciation? The Arabic one?.

Yes

[ExGingi]

Yes

How so?

[ExGingi]

Yes. The Arabic letter isn't actually H as in the English H or Hebrew ה sound.

https://he.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ح

I don't think anyone with even the slightest level of competency would trasliterate that into a ה in Hebrew.

Don't get me wrong, I also think the choice of ח instead of ה is a bit overeager.  The Arabic letter is more like a throaty/raspy/'spooky' H (not the throat clearing ח sound).
Plus their non-Arabic marketing pronounces it H so why not fall in line with ROW?

Israel like Israel: gotta be different. 

So they should fall in line with the rest of the world and spell their cities as:
היפה
הולון
הבּרון
 

[Dan]

How so?

https://youtu.be/wACMBsCTX78?t=381

[ExGingi]

https://youtu.be/wACMBsCTX78?t=381

Doesn't sound like a ה to me. Very distinct sound from the English Etihad.

That is how a ח should be pronounced.

But regardless, spelling it with a ה would make them Google Translate style laughing stock in Israel. (Or with anyone with a basic knowledge of Hebrew and Arabic).

It's الاتحاد
Not الااتهاد

[yelped]

Doesn't sound like a ה to me. Very distinct sound from the English Etihad.

That is how a ח should be pronounced.

But regardless, spelling it with a ה would make them Google Translate style laughing stock in Israel. (Or with anyone with a basic knowledge of Hebrew and Arabic).

It's الاتحاد
Not الااتهاد

Sounds like a very strong ה to me.