אפשר לקבל העתק של דף החשבון?‏

[shamsuddin]

Hello

What is the meaning of אפשר לקבל העתק של דף החשבון?

Can it be: Is it possible to get a copy of the account page? Is העתק "copy" and pronounced he eteq or heteq?

Thanks so much

 

[GeriReshef]

Yes he'etek,
though I would opt for עותק otek.
The translation is correct: it is a request, formulated politely as a y/n question.

 

[Ali Smith]

Is הֶעֱתֵק‎ stressed on the final syllable? It seems to be an infinitive absolute in origin, just like הֵיטֵב.

 

[GeriReshef]

Is הֶעֱתֵק‎ stressed on the final syllable? It seems to be an infinitive absolute in origin, just like הֵיטֵב.

Both are stressed on the final syllable,
Though העתק is a noun
And היטב is an adverb.

 

[Drink]

Also it is הֶעְתֵּק, not הֶעֱתֵק.

 

[Ali Smith]

Then why do Israelis pronounce it he'eteq?

 

[Drink]

Because Israelis nearly always insert an epenthetic vowel between ע or ה and another consonant.

 

[amikama]

Also it is הֶעְתֵּק, not הֶעֱתֵק.

Both forms are correct.

 

[גולם]

But in Biblical Hebrew only הֶעֱתֵק would be right, right? Look at ya'amod and la'amod (from 'amad to stand up).

 

[Drink]

This pattern did not exist in Biblical Hebrew, if I'm not mistaken.

But in other similar patterns, no that is not correct.

Compare וַיַּעְתֵּ֨ק in Genesis 12 and יֶעְתַּ֥ק in Job 14 (among many other examples).