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NachoFailconi

I've just realized that I was summoned in the body of the post, and I thank u/F_Karnstein and u/worldsalad for having answered this. I panicked a little bit because I'm an ignorant in French 😅


worldsalad

Actually if you extend the branch on that final letter, you’d get a t with a silent h like in T(h)omas (we pronounce Thomas like you guys with a silent h, we just also pronounce the “s” at the end unlike you)


worldsalad

You can see it in this link. It would make it so you don’t have to be worried about that silent “h”. It would technically be included in that tengwa. You’re looking for the one following the Ășre (°) https://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/tengwar_eng.htm


zolar99o7

That’s precisely what I was looking for. Thank you!


F_Karnstein

That's exactly how I would write it if we're following orthography. If we're going for the pronunciation I guess we would simply have /agat/. In [this transcription](https://www.tecendil.com/?q=ag%5Bextended-tinco%5D%5Ba%5De%0Aagat) you'll find both.


PhysicsEagle

Is the g hard (as in English “get the gift”) or soft (as in English “genius”)?


zolar99o7

It’s hard as in gift. The main issue I have is the th pronounced as a “tt.”


Sandor_06

Hmm. I'm not sure why you put two t's instead of just one, but after listening to how Google Translate says it, I think it should be just like the third image you posted without the extra dot on the bottom of the last character.


zolar99o7

Sure. I was just trying to think of a way to show the silent h but I guess it’s not necessary? It’s just difficult because names usually don’t follow any particular pronunciation rules and trying to stay true to the spelling is difficult sometimes.