--[[
Transliteration for Hebrew.
]]
local M={}
local tt={
["א"]="'",
["ע"]="'",
["בּ"]='b', ["ב"]='v',
["ג"]='g', ["ד"]='d', ["ה"]='h', ["ו"]='v', ["ז"]='z', ["ח"]='kh', ["ט"]='t',
["י"]='y', ["כ"]='ch', ["ך"]='ch', ["ל"]='l', ["מ"]='m', ["ם"]='m', ["נ"]='n', ["ן"]='n',
["ס"]='s', ["פ"]='f', ["ף"]='f', ["צ"]='ts', ["ץ"]='ts', ["ק"]='k',
["ר"]='r', ["ש"]='(s/sh)', ["שׂ"]='s', ["שׁ"]='sh',
["ת"]='t',
["וּ"]='(u/v)', ["וֹ"]="o",
["פּ"]="p", ["ףּ"]="p",
["כּ"]='k', ["ךּ"]='k',
--
["ְ"]="'", -- sh'va
["ֱ"]="e",
["ֲ"]="a",
["ֳ"]="o",
["ִ"]="i",
["ֵ"]="ei",
["ָ"]="(a/o)",
["ֶ"]="e",
["ַ"]="a",
["ׂ"]="",
["ׁ"]="",
["ֻ"]="u",
["ּ"]="",
["ֹ"]="o",
};
function M.tr(f)--translit any words or phrases
local text = f.args[1]
text = text:gsub("חַ$","ach"):gsub("חַ(%s)","ach%1")
text = text:gsub("עַ$","a'"):gsub("עַַ(%s)","a'%1")
text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, '([ְֱֲֳִֵֶַָֻ])([ֹּׁׂ])', "%2%1")
text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, '.[ֹּׁׂ]', tt)
text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, '.', tt)
return text
end
return M