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In galilee i learnt hebrew and english in tel aviv but i been trying to learn armaic, i know a coulple of words but i want to know the alphabet and the basic words, its one of the oldest religions in the world, jesus spoke armaic.

2006-09-10 12:31:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Languages

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If you are concerned about the form of the letters and their pronunciation (not necessarily with how to pronounce the NAMES of the letters, which is secondary), ancient Aramaic is almost always written with the SAME alphabet as Hebrew. In fact, the form of letters used to write Hebrew is itself essentially the ARAMAIC forms (adopted after the Babylonian exile, though some uses of "paleo-Hebrew" script persisted for a time). So, to read biblical Aramaic and the Aramaic dialects of the time of Jesus (esp Palestinian Aramaic, Galilean Aramaic) you do not need to learn another alphabet from the one you learned for Hebrew!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic_alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_alphabet

Now there WERE some later Aramaic dialects that changed the letter forms (though the names and basic sounds were pretty much the same). Most prominent among these was Syriac, the language used by a large section of the early church. See the letters (and not how the letter names parallel the Hebrew) here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriac_alphabet#Letters_of_the_Syriac_alphabet

2006-09-11 03:14:13 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 0 0

Galilean Aramaic Alphabet

2016-12-12 14:15:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Yes, I know the Aramaic alphabet. My family uses Aramaic as a holy language (alongside Hebrew) on Shabbat and the Mo'edim.

Alif
Beyth / Veyth
Gamal
Daladh / Dhaladh
He
Waw
Zeyn
Kheyth
`Teyth
Yud
Kap
Lamadh
Meem
Nun
Simkath
`Ghai (we use a voiced uvular fricative for this one, but some use a glottal stop)
Pe / Fe
Dzadhe (or Tsadhe)
Qop (uvular plosive)
Reysh
Sheen
Taw (or Thaw)

Here are a few basic words:
shlama = peace
khadwa = joy
khubba = love
eykana eetheykh? = how are you?
tawdi = thanks
alaha = god
Eyl = the Supreme God (i.e., YHWH)

Hope this is of some interest to you.

Push va shlama. (Remain in peace.)

2006-09-13 11:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A - Afro B - Bum C - Catface D - Dreadful E - Evil F - Fishhead G - Gore H - Halloween I - Indiana Jones J - Jar of silly things K - Krap L - Lettuce M - Marmelade N - Nicotine O - Octapus P - Pancake Q - Quicksilver R - Rum S - Slug T - Trevor U - Unicorn V - Vampire W - Watermark X - Xylophone Y - Yellow submarine See! I'm clever. I learned it all! Oh wait. I forgot Z...

2016-03-17 01:56:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You must mean it's one of the oldest languages in the world. I don't know the aramaic alphabet.

2006-09-10 12:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by EW 4 · 0 0

ALAP

(Equivilant to "A")


[1]AA-SHOO-RREE - - - - "People of Ashur"
(our god before Christ). The original and correct name of our people
(Assyrians AND Chaldeans). ALL of the Middle East including Israel
refer to us by our original name. If you meet an israeli, arab, turk,
persian, or kurd, you introduce yourself as an Ashuree
(or AA-SHOO-REE-EEN in arabic).
[2] AA-TORR-AA-YAA (M) / AA-TORR-E-TAA (F) - - - An Assyrian
[3] AA-RRAA-MAA-EET - - - Aramaic.
"Aramaic" and "Assyrian" are used interchangably. This is fine within
the community since we assume we know what language we are refering to.
Outside the community, you refer to your language as "Aramaic" or
"Syriac-Aramaic", for there is no such thing as the language "Assyrian".
It is a nationality. (Sometimes we say LEE-SHAA-NAA D AA-RRAA-MAA-YAA -
The language of the Aramaens.)


Writing the letter
Make a short horizontal line from right to left on line.
Make a small dot above slightly left of center.
Connect dot with with a curved line on the left side of line with a downward stroke.



NOTE: If a word ends with the SQAAPAA (the "AA" sound),
NOTE: ZLAMA PSHEEQA (the "IH" sound),
NOTE: or the ZLAMA QASHYA (the "EH" sound) vowels, Alap is always
NOTE: placed at the end of the word. This letter is indicative and necessary
NOTE: just like the "e" in the word, "spike" or "white".


BEET

(Equivilant to B).


[4] BOORR-JAA D BAA-VIL - - - - Tower of Babylon
(BAA-VIL=Babylon)
[5] BET NAAH-REN - - - - Mesopotamia.
(in Greek). "The land between the two rivers". When asked what region
you are from, you reply "Mesopotamia". However, if you say you are
middle eastern, the implication is that you are arab or muslim. If you
specify that you are Mesopotamian, you specify a specific region that
was occupied by AssyrIa, Babylon, Sumer, and Akkad. You specify the
region in the Middle East just as the French specify a region in Europe.
(NAAH-RRAA = river) (YAA-MAA = sea) (YAAM-TAA = lake).
[6] BAAY-DAAGH - - - - flag
(AA-TAA is a more proper historical word. BAAY-DAAGH has a turkish derivitive.)

Writing the letter
Make short vertical line with downward (upward if preceeded by a connecting letter) stroke.
Make a short horizontal line moving right to left.
Join a line from right to left on bottom of vertical line. Make it slightly longer than top line.




NOTE - Placing a "DIPA" (dot) underneath the beth turns it into a soft "W" sound. Almost a "V" sound.



GAMAL

(Equivilant to "G" )


[7] GIKH-KAA - - - - laugh
[8] J-BAA-RRAA (M) / J-BAA-RRTAA (F) - - - - gallant / courageous / noble / mighty
[9] GEN-YAA-T'E TIL-Y'E - - - - hanging gardens.
(GEN-TAA) = garden.


Writing the letter
From left to right, draw long slanted line that ends below the base line.
Connect middle of line and draw from right to left a short line.

NOTE: Placing a MAJLEEAANAA ( ~ ) under GAMAL turns the
NOTE: letter to JAMAL with a "J" sound.

NOTE: Placing a DIPAA ( period ) under GAMAL changes the
NOTE: sound of the letter to a "GH" sound (example. Evin Aghassi).



DALAT

(Equivilant to "D")


[10] DO-RRAA - - - - century / a period of 100 years / 100
[11] DAA-TEED - - - future.
(DAA-WAARR = past). (QAA-IM = present).
[12] DAARR-WAA-ZAA D'AAISH-TAARR - - - - gate of Ishtar


Writing the letter
From right to left, make a short line on base line.
Connect line on right, draw a short curve until left edge of line.
from right to left, make a short horizontal line underneath base line.



NOTE: Modern Assyrians use a DIPA (dot) instead of the line.
NOTE: I choose the classical way when learning how to write.
NOTE: It is easier to differentiate the zow'e (vowels)
NOTE: when you use a line.
NOTE: After you learn to read and write, switch to a dipa.

2006-09-10 12:49:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

familiar with symbols but not the words.

2006-09-11 23:29:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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