ܠܫܢܐ ܐܫܘܪܝܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Afro-Asiatic
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (ܠܫܢܐ ܐܫܘܪܝܐ Lišana Atturaya, "Assyrian language") is the largest of the modern Aramaic varieties and the principal liturgical and vernacular tongue of the Assyrian Christian community (Church of the East and Chaldean Catholic Church). It descends from the Eastern Aramaic spoken in upper Mesopotamia in the early Islamic period, after the literary Classical Syriac (syc) had become a fixed liturgical register. Modern AssyrianNeo-Aramaic shows strong Persian, Turkish, Arabic, and Kurdish loanword strata reflecting the community's mountain-village dispersion in Hakkari (Turkey), Tur Abdin, and Urmia (Iran) before the 20th-century genocide-displacement. Major modern centers: Chicago, Detroit, Sydney, Stockholm, Moscow.
Where it is spoken
31 core words in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Water
ܡܝܐ
/mijja/
Fire
ܢܘܪܐ
/nura/
Sun
ܫܡܫܐ
/ʃimʃa/
Moon
ܣܗܪܐ
/sahra/
Star
ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ
/ˈkoxwa/
Mother
ܝܡܐ
/jimma/
Father
ܒܒܐ
/baba/
I
ܐܵܢܵܐ
/ˈʔɑːnɑ/
You
ܐܲܢ݉ܬ
/ʔat/
Name
ܫܸܡܵܐ
/ˈʃɪmma/
Eye
ܥܝܢܐ
/ʕajna/
Hand
ܐܝܕܐ
/iːða/
Heart
ܠܒܐ
/libba/
Love
ܚܘܒܐ
/xubba/
Tree
ܐܝܠܢܐ
/ilana/
House
ܒܝܬܐ
/beθa/
Dog
ܟܠܒܐ
/kalba/
Cat
ܩܛܘ
/qaːtu/
Eat
ܐܟܠ
/axil/
Drink
ܫܬܐ
/ʃate/
One
ܚܕ
/xa/
Two
ܬܪܹܝܢ
/treːn/
Hello
ܫܠܡܐ
/ʃlaːma/
Thank you
ܒܣܝܡܐ
/basima/
Good
ܛܒܐ
/tˤaba/
Computer
ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ
/xaˈʃuva/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Afro-Asiatic languages
| Meaning | Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | Mandaic | Aramaic | Classical Syriac | Turoyo | Western Neo-Aramaic | Old Aramaic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ܡܝܐ /mijja/ | ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ | ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ | ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ | ܡܝܐ /majo/ | ܡܘܝܐ /moːja/ | מין /majin/ |
| Fire | ܢܘܪܐ /nura/ | ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ | ܢܘܪܐ /nuro/ | ܐܫܬܐ /iʃtaː/ | נור /nuːr/ |
| Sun | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃimʃa/ | ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ /ʃamʃa/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃamʃo/ | ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ | שמש /ʃamʃ/ |
| Moon | ܣܗܪܐ /sahra/ | ࡎࡉࡓࡀ /sira/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahro/ | ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ | שהר /sahr/ |
| Star | ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ /ˈkoxwa/ | ࡊࡅࡊࡁࡀ /ˈkukba/ | ܟܘܟܒܐ /koːχβaː/ | ܟܘܟܒܐ /kawkβaː/ | ܟܟܒܐ /kəxwo/ | ܟܘܟܒܐ /kawkba/ | כוכב /kawkab/ |
| Mother | ܝܡܐ /jimma/ | ࡀࡌࡀ /ama/ | ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/ | ܐܡܐ /ʔemmaː/ | ܐܡܐ /imo/ | ܐܡܐ /emaː/ | אמ /ʔem/ |
| Father | ܒܒܐ /baba/ | ࡀࡁࡀ /aba/ | ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/ | ܐܒܐ /ʔabbaː/ | ܒܒܐ /babo/ | ܒܒܐ /babːaː/ | אב /ʔab/ |
| I | ܐܵܢܵܐ /ˈʔɑːnɑ/ | ࡀࡍࡀ /ˈana/ | ܐܢܐ /ʔanaː/ | ܐܢܐ /ʔenaː/ | ܐܢܐ /ono/ | ܐܢܐ /ana/ | אנה /ʔanaː/ |
| You | ܐܲܢ݉ܬ /ʔat/ | ࡀࡍࡀࡕ /at/ | ܐܢܬ /ʔatt/ | ܐܢܬ /ʔat/ | ܗܬ /hat/ | ܚܐܟ /ħatʃ/ | אנת /ʔantaː/ |
| Name | ܫܸܡܵܐ /ˈʃɪmma/ | ࡔࡅࡌࡀ /ˈʃuma/ | ܫܡܐ /ʃmaː/ | ܫܡܐ /ʃmaː/ | ܐܫܡܐ /eʃmo/ | ܐܫܡܐ /eʃma/ | שם /ʃum/ |
| Eye | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajna/ | ࡏࡉࡍࡀ /ʔina/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajnaː/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajnaː/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajno/ | ܥܝܢܐ /ʕajna/ | עין /ʕajn/ |
| Hand | ܐܝܕܐ /iːða/ | ࡏࡃࡀ /ʔida/ | ܐܝܕܐ /ʔiːðaː/ | ܐܝܕܐ /ʔiːðaː/ | ܐܝܕܐ /iðo/ | ܐܝܕܐ /iða/ | יד /jad/ |
| Heart | ܠܒܐ /libba/ | ࡋࡉࡁࡀ /liba/ | ܠܒܐ /lebbaː/ | ܠܒܐ /lebbaː/ | ܠܒܐ /lebo/ | ܠܒܐ /lebaː/ | לב /leb/ |
| Love | ܚܘܒܐ /xubba/ | ࡓࡅࡄࡌࡀ /ɾuhma/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubbaː/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubbaː/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubo/ | ܚܘܒܐ /ħubaː/ | רחם /raħem/ |
| Tree | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ilana/ | ࡏࡋࡀࡍࡀ /ilana/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ʔiːlaːnaː/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ʔiːlaːnaː/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /ilono/ | ܐܝܠܢܐ /elona/ | עץ /ʕeːsˤ/ |
| House | ܒܝܬܐ /beθa/ | ࡁࡉࡕࡀ /bita/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajtaː/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajθaː/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajto/ | ܒܝܬܐ /bajθa/ | בית /beːt/ |
| Dog | ܟܠܒܐ /kalba/ | ࡊࡀࡋࡁࡀ /kalba/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbaː/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbaː/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbo/ | ܟܠܒܐ /kalbaː/ | כלב /kalb/ |
| Cat | ܩܛܘ /qaːtu/ | ࡔࡅࡍࡀࡓࡀ /ʃunara/ | ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunnaːraː/ | ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunnaːraː/ | ܫܘܢܪܐ /ʃunoro/ | ܩܛܘܢܐ /qatˤuna/ | — /—/ |
| Eat | ܐܟܠ /axil/ | ࡀࡊࡀࡋ /akal/ | ܐܟܠ /ʔaːχel/ | ܐܟܠ /ʔeχal/ | ܐܟܠ /oxulo/ | ܐܟܠ /iʔχel/ | אכל /ʔakal/ |
| Drink | ܫܬܐ /ʃate/ | ࡔࡕࡀ /ʃta/ | ܫܬܐ /ʃtaː/ | ܐܫܬܝ /ʔeʃtiː/ | ܫܬܐ /ʃote/ | ܫܬܐ /ʃetaː/ | שתה /ʃataː/ |
| One | ܚܕ /xa/ | ࡄࡀࡃ /had/ | ܚܕ /ħað/ | ܚܕ /ħað/ | ܚܕ /ħað/ | ܚܕ /xeð/ | חד /ħad/ |
| Two | ܬܪܹܝܢ /treːn/ | ࡕࡓࡉࡍ /tren/ | ܬܪܝܢ /treːn/ | ܬܪܝܢ /treːn/ | ܬܪܐ /tre/ | ܬܪܝܢ /tren/ | תרין /treːn/ |
| Hello | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːma/ | ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ /ʃlama/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːmaː/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlaːmaː/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlomo/ | ܫܠܡܐ /ʃlomaː/ | שלם /ʃəlaːm/ |
| Thank you | ܒܣܝܡܐ /basima/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡅࡕࡀ /ʈabuta/ | ܬܘܕܝ /tawdiː/ | ܫܘܒܚܐ /ʃubħaː/ | ܬܘܕܝ /tawdi/ | ܬܘܕܝ /tawdiː/ | — /—/ |
| Good | ܛܒܐ /tˤaba/ | ࡈࡀࡁࡀ /tˤaba/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaːβaː/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaːβaː/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤobo/ | ܛܒܐ /tˤaːβa/ | טב /tˤab/ |
| Computer | ܚܲܫܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ /xaˈʃuva/ | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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