It is a type of short A (umlaut A) in British English, where it is pronounced the same as "farther."
In US English, it often has the AW sound (caret O) which is also heard in daughter. This pronunciation is (faw-thur) with a soft or unstressed TH.
In English: Deborah has a short "e," a long "o," and an "a" as in "father." Accent the first syllable. Barak has two letters "a," both as in "father." Accent the second syllable. In Hebrew: D'vorah has a long "o," an "a" as in "father," and is accented in the second syllable. Barak is pronounced as it is in English.
Yes Pepin the short was his father
It would depend on the dominant gene: I would compare the mother's parents eyelashes to the father's parents eyelashes, for each of the parent's eyelashes that are long it is an increase in 25% that the offspring will have long eyelashes. Unless half of the father's parents have long lashes then that shows the short lash gene is dominant.
long
Martin short
Loser long or short vowel
long and short
The A has a short A sound, as in can and lamp.
Charlemagne's father was Pepin the Short
short
The I has a short I sound, as in click or trick.
Short