02-17-2013, 10:02 PM
In Galilean Aramaic, gutturals were softened, but generally not eliminated (hence the Alef <-> Ayin <-> Heth "swapping"). Classical Syriac tended to keep its gutterals.
"Yeshua" with Ayin is the Classical spelling, found in dialects before both Galilean and Syriac came on the linguistic stage, so the Ayin here is original.
"Yeshua" with Ayin is the Classical spelling, found in dialects before both Galilean and Syriac came on the linguistic stage, so the Ayin here is original.