שלמא וברכתא! אית חבר דממליל ארמיא גליליא? חדוא וטיבו לכולכון

I realize that I never posted this here. :-)

Part 2 will be out... some time. Not sure when. And then Part 3 not far after that.

There is a claim on Wikipedia (obviously) that Jewish Babylonian Aramaic survived in Iraq until ~1200BCE. Does anyone have any source for this? i.e. JBA writings from the 12th Century. I can't find anything that backs up this claim.

I've been wanting to learn this language for so long, but the resources I found online were either about Syriac (which is a different dialect from the one I want to learn), or just really obscure, so I'm wondering if anyone has attempted to learn it here

Hello,

I'm teaching Aramaic (tutor) and happy to answer any questions. Here or in DM.

ܝܠܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

Shlomo, well, as the title says.

I am looking for someone that can speak syriac aramaic, i want to learn it, but internet is really meh for it and language discord servers dont help so much about it, a lot of language but no aramaic.

Can someone help me pls? :ccccc tawdi

The 2nd day is coming soon

Hello to all Chaldean and Assyrian friends, and to anyone familiar with their languages.

What does "قوماخا" mean?

Says the title above, I wanted to learn it. However, I cannot afford books or find any websites related it.

I am on a path to beginning to learn the original text of both the Old and New Testament. I do not know Greek, Hebrew or Aramaic, but I just want to hear it on a daily basis to hear it's tongue' sounds. Any help is a blessing and I will bless you in return. Thank You and God Bless you on your journey. One Love.+

In Carmel McCarthy's translation of Ephrem's commentary on the Diatessaron, we find a curious translation of the Paraclete sayings in John 14-16:

"Behold, I am sending you the one who speaks good things"
[Ephrem the Syrian Commentary on the Diatessaron, accessible via: https://www.scribd.com/document/941542939/Ephrem-the-Syrian-Commentary-on-the-Diatessaron ]

A similar rendering is also found in French translations:

"Voici que je vous envoie celui qui profere de bonnes"
Translation: Here I send you the one who speaks good words
[Gnostica, Judaica, Catholica: Collected Essays of Gilles Quispel - P.264]

I am quite curious as to the Syriac word/phrase which was rendered as "one who speaks good things".

The full Syriac manuscript is freely digitised via this link, and I would appreciate if any Syriac experts would be able to help identify this Syriac phrase.

https://viewer.cbl.ie/viewer/image/Syc_709_1/1/LOG_0000/

Shalom V'Shalma, I read the Hebrew Bible. But there are sections in the Hebrew Bible that are in Aramaic but are written using the Hebrew letters such as a few chapters in the Book of Daniel. Chapter 7 of the book is written in that way, Aramaic using Hebrew letters. I wanted to write the verses 13 and 14 in Aramaic script, Estrangela to be specific. How I did it was, I opened the Hebrew Bible and looked at the Aramaic. Then i replaced each Hebrew letter with its Aramaic counterpart and ended up with what is there in the image. Did I write legit Aramaic words or just their Hebraized versions? How good or how bad is my attempt? Is this approach legitimate at all? Any input will be greatly appreciated.

yes, i know this is the uphill road and whatnot. I've already had this convo on the Aramaic subredit

over the past few months I've been teaching myself classical Syriac and would love a way to actually use my knowledge and sharpen my ability to read and comprehend the words. translating from Syriac to English is an area i am having trouble in.

does anyone know of any resources to read? I've looked everywhere for a classical version of the bible and everyone passes it off as classical but it is in the eastern text; so i have come to reddit for help. anything is appreciated family

ħaza: to see, Pe'al perfect 3rd person masculine singular.

gabr: a man, Absolute masculine singular noun.

qaššīš: old, an adjective agreeing in gender and number and state with the word gabər.

min: from

Kawwat: window, construct feminine singular, giving the meaning: "window of--"

Bayteh: his house, emphatic masculine singular noun with a possessive suffix "eh" at the end.

Yaldīn: children/kids, Absolute masculine Plural noun.

Mšanqīn: torturing from the verb root š-n-q in the Pa''el active particle form, 3rd person masculine plural agreeing with the noun yaldīn.

kalb: a dog, absolute masculine singular.

Z3or: small, an adjective agreeing in gender number and state with the noun kaləb.

ze3aq: to shout/yell, Pe'al perfect, 3rd person masculine singular.

3layhon: the preposition 3al meaning on/about with the suffix -hon 3rd person masculine plural, "them".

Emar: to say, Pe'al perfect, 3rd person masculine singular.

Raħħem :to show/have mercy, Pa''el imperative.

Man: who.

Di: relative pronoun: that/which...

Ar3a: the earth, Emphatic feminine singular.

Šmayya: the sky/heavens, Emphatic feminine Plural.

keep in mind: SSA is a Standar language and not a direct attestation of any historical dialect.

The SSA translation is neither identical to the Hebrew nor the Targumic version but a combination of both.

A correct translation of the Hebrew text in SSA would be:

ואתיבת חנה ואמרת, לא רבוני אנא אנתא עייקת רוח, ולא שתית חמר ולא שכר. ואשדת נפשי קדם אלהא.