Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Facts

  • Language: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
  • Alternate names: Lishana Aturaya, Suret, Sooreth, Sureth, Suryaya Swadaya, Assyrian, Neo-Syriac, Assyriski, Aisorski, Assyrianci
  • Language code: aii
  • Language family: Afro-Asiatic, Semitic, West Semitic, Central Semitic, Northwest Semitic, Aramaic, Imperial-Middle-Modern Aramaic, Middle-Modern Aramaic, Eastern Aramaic, Central Eastern Aramaic, North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic
  • Number of speakers: 210231
  • Script: Syriac script

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    Introduction

    Aramaic is a Semitic language with a 3,000-year history. It has been the language of administration of empires and the language of divine worship. In Judaism, it was the day-to-day language of Israel in the Second Temple period (and was therefore the mother tongue of Jesus of Nazareth), the original language of large sections of the biblical books of Daniel and Ezra, and is the main language of the Talmud.

    Modern Aramaic is spoken today as a first language by many scattered, predominantly small, and largely isolated communities of differing Christian, Jewish and Muslim groups of the Middle East — most numerously by the Assyrians in the form of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic—that have all retained use of the once dominant lingua franca despite subsequent language shifts experienced throughout the Middle East. The Aramaic languages are considered to be endangered.

    The Verb

    A Neo-Aramaic verb has a very large number of inflectional forms, as many as 981 for an ordinary transitive verb, in special cases even more.

    Verbs inflect by

    Sample verb p-t-x

    The following forms are just a few of inflections of the verb p-t-x 'open'.

    Imperative General present Preterite
    Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
    Sg.1 - kpatxɨn kpatxan ptɨxli
    Sg.2 ptox kpatxɨt kpatxat ptɨxlʉx ptɨxlax
    Sg.3 - kpatɨx kpatxa ptɨxle ptɨxla
    Pl.1 - kpatxax ptɨxlan
    Pl.2 - kpatxetun ptɨ´xloxun
    Pl.2 - kpatxi ptɨxlu

    Verblist

    ܐܙܠ, ܐܟܠ, ܐܟܡ, ܐܟܪ, ܐܡܪ, ܐܣܐ, ܐܣܩ, ܐܨܛܚܢ, ܐܬܐ, ܐܬܟܬܒ, ܒܐܣ, ܒܕܩ, ܒܛܠ, ܒܝܙ, ܒܟܐ, ܒܠܐ, ܒܠܕܪ, ܒܠܥ, ܒܢܐ, ܒܣܡ, ܒܥܐ, ܒܨܐ, ܒܨܪ, ܒܩܪ, ܒܪܐ, ܒܪܒܙ, ܒܪܟ, ܒܪܣܡ, ܒܪܩ, ܒܫܠ, ܓ̰ܪܒ, ܓܐܒ, ܓܐܫ, ܓܒܐ, ܓܒܪ, ܓܕܐ, ܓܗܐ, ܓܘܓ, ܓܘܢ, ܓܙܪ, ܓܚܟ, ܓܝܓ, ܓܠܐ, ܓܠܓܠ, ܓܠܦ, ܓܢܐ, ܓܢܒ, ܓܢܓܙ, ܓܢܓܪ, ܓܪܓ, ܓܪܓܫ, ܓܪܥ, ܓܪܪ, ܓܪܫ, ܓܫܩ, ܓ݂ܠܒ, ܕܐܫ, ܕܒܩ, ܕܒܪ, ܕܓܠ, ܕܝܠ, ܕܝܪ, ܕܟܐ, ܕܟܪ, ܕܠܠ, ܕܠܩܒ, ܕܡܐ, ܕܡܕܡ, ܕܡܟ, ܕܡܪ, ܕܥܪ, ܕܩܪ, ܕܪܐ, ܕܪܓ, ܕܪܟ, ܕܪܫ, ܕܫܡܢ, ܗܓܐ, ܗܕܩ, ܗܕܪ, ܗܘܐ, ܗܘܢܢ, ܗܝܪ, ܗܠܟ, ܗܡܙܡ, ܗܡܢ, ܗܢܐ, ܗܦܟ, ܗܩܐ, ܘܙܘܙ, ܙܐܥ, ܙܒܢ, ܙܓܪ, ܙܕܥ, ܙܘܓ, ܙܝܚ, ܙܝܢ, ܙܟܐ, ܙܠܥ, ܙܡܢ, ܙܡܪ, ܙܢܐ, ܙܢܓܪ, ܙܥܙܥ, ܙܥܦ, ܙܩܦ, ܙܩܪ, ܙܪܩ, ܚܐܛ, ܚܐܦ, ܚܐܨ, ܚܐܪ, ܚܒܒ, ܚܒܟ, ܚܒܩ, ܚܒܪ, ܚܒܫ, ܚܕܐ, ܚܕܣ, ܚܕܪ, ܚܕܬ, ܚܘܓ, ܚܘܛܡܠܠ, ܚܘܪ, ܚܙܐ, ܚܙܕܓ, ܚܙܩ, ܚܝܐ, ܚܝܕ, ܚܠܐ, ܚܠܛ, ܚܠܠ, ܚܠܡ, ܚܠܨ, ܚܠܩ, ܚܡܐ, ܚܡܚܡ, ܚܡܡ, ܚܡܪ, ܚܡܫ, ܚܨܕ, ܚܪܒ, ܚܪܛ, ܚܪܨ, ܚܫܒ, ܚܫܒܢ, ܚܬܐ, ܚܬܡ, ܚܬܬ, ܛܐܒ, ܛܐܠ, ܛܐܣ, ܛܐܦ, ܛܒܐ, ܛܒܚ, ܛܒܥ, ܛܝܣ, ܛܠܒ, ܛܠܥ, ܛܠܩ, ܛܡܪ, ܛܥܐ, ܛܥܡ, ܛܥܢ, ܛܥܦ, ܛܦܐ, ܛܪܐ, ܛܪܛܡ, ܛܪܣ, ܛܫܐ, ܝܐܒ, ܝܒܫ, ܝܕܥ, ܝܗܒܠ, ܝܗܒܠ ܫܠܡܐ, ܝܠܕ, ܝܠܦ, ܝܡܐ, ܝܦܐ, ܝܩܕ, ܝܪܟ, ܝܬܒ, ܟ̰ܝܡ, ܟܐܒ, ܟܐܠ, ܟܐܠ ܙܒܢܐ, ܟܐܦ, ܟܒܪ, ܟܒܫ, ܟܘܐ, ܟܙܟܙ, ܟܝܕ, ܟܟܚ, ܟܠܐ, ܟܠܟ, ܟܠܟܠ, ܟܡܥ, ܟܢܫ, ܟܣܐ, ܟܩܟܩ, ܟܪܒ, ܟܪܟ, ܟܪܡܟ, ܟܬܒ, ܟܬܪ, ܠܒܒ, ܠܒܫ, ܠܗܐ, ܠܘܬ, ܠܚܡ, ܠܝܡ, ܠܥܙ, ܠܥܣ, ܠܩܛ, ܠܫܢ, ܡܐܕܢ, ܡܐܟܠ, ܡܐܢܠ, ܡܐܪܓܘܢ, ܡܐܬ, ܡܒܕܒܕ, ܡܒܙܒܙ, ܡܒܝܐ, ܡܒܝܢ, ܡܒܠ, ܡܒܨܒܨ, ܡܒܪܒܙ, ܡܒܫܠ, ܡܓܚܟ, ܡܓܪܒܢ, ܡܓܪܓܡ, ܡܓܪܓܫ, ܡܕܒܫ, ܡܕܘܪ, ܡܕܟܪ, ܡܕܠܠ, ܡܕܢܚ, ܡܕܥ, ܡܕܥܪ, ܡܕܪܟ, ܡܗܘܐ, ܡܗܠܟ, ܡܘܕܐ, ܡܘܠܕ, ܡܘܣܦ, ܡܘܪܕ, ܡܙܓ, ܡܙܕܥ, ܡܙܝܥ, ܡܙܡܙܡ, ܡܙܡܪ, ܡܙܪܩ, ܡܚܐ, ܡܚܒ, ܡܚܒܪ, ܡܚܕܐ, ܡܚܘܪ, ܡܚܙܐ, ܡܚܠܦ, ܡܚܢܐ, ܡܚܦܪܦ, ܡܚܨܐ, ܡܚܪ, ܡܚܪܒ, ܡܚܪܡܛ, ܡܚܫܒ, ܡܚܬܐ, ܡܚܬܬ, ܡܛܐ, ܡܛܐܒ, ܡܛܘܐ, ܡܛܣ, ܡܛܥܢ, ܡܛܪ, ܡܝܨ, ܡܝܩܪ, ܡܝܪܩ, ܡܝܬܐ, ܡܟܠܐ, ܡܟܠܒܢ, ܡܟܠܟܠ, ܡܟܡ, ܡܟܡܕ, ܡܟܡܥ, ܡܟܣܐ, ܡܟܦ, ܡܟܪ, ܡܟܪܐ, ܡܟܫܟܫ, ܡܟܬܒ, ܡܠܐ, ܡܠܒܫ, ܡܠܕ, ܡܠܗܐ, ܡܠܘܬ, ܡܠܚܡ, ܡܠܠ, ܡܠܦ, ܡܡܛܐ, ܡܡܛܪ, ܡܡܝܬ, ܡܢܐ, ܡܢܒܗ, ܡܢܗܪ, ܡܢܚ, ܡܢܟܦ, ܡܢܥ, ܡܢܦܠ, ܡܢܫܐ, ܡܣܐ, ܡܣܓܐ, ܡܣܚܪ, ܡܣܡ ܒܠܐ, ܡܣܡܐ, ܡܣܡܩ, ܡܣܦܩ, ܡܣܩ, ܡܣܩܕ, ܡܥܒܕ, ܡܥܒܪ, ܡܥܝܕ, ܡܥܝܩ, ܡܥܝܪ, ܡܥܠ, ܡܥܡܕ, ܡܥܪܒ, ܡܦܗܪ, ܡܦܠܚ, ܡܦܫ, ܡܦܫ ܒܫܝܢܐ, ܡܦܫܛ, ܡܦܬܐ, ܡܨܐ, ܡܨܝܬ, ܡܨܠܐ, ܡܨܢܨܠ, ܡܨܥܪ, ܡܨܦܐ, ܡܨܨ, ܡܩܛܠ, ܡܩܛܩܛ, ܡܩܡ, ܡܩܪܐ, ܡܩܪܛ, ܡܩܪܩܪ, ܡܩܫܐ, ܡܪܓܫ, ܡܪܘܚ, ܡܪܝܟ, ܡܪܡ, ܡܪܥ, ܡܪܥܫ, ܡܪܬܚ, ܡܪܬܪܬ, ܡܫܓܫ, ܡܫܘܐ ܙܒܢܐ, ܡܫܚ, ܡܫܚܢ, ܡܫܚܬܢ, ܡܫܝܕܢ, ܡܫܟܚ, ܡܫܠܡ, ܡܫܡܥ, ܡܫܥܬ, ܡܫܬܐ, ܡܬܒ, ܡܬܚ, ܡܬܚܙܐ, ܡܬܠ, ܡܬܠܓ, ܡܬܠܬܐ, ܡܬܥܠ, ܡܬܫܘܫ, ܢܐܣ, ܢܒܚ, ܢܓܙ, ܢܚܬ, ܢܛܪ, ܢܝܚ, ܢܟܦ, ܢܣܐ, ܢܣܟ, ܢܣܪ, ܢܦܚ, ܢܦܠ, ܢܦܩ, ܢܦܫ, ܢܨܒ, ܢܩܫ, ܢܫܐ, ܢܫܩ, ܢܬܐ, ܣܐܡ, ܣܐܩ, ܣܒܗ, ܣܒܣ, ܣܒܥ, ܣܒܪ, ܣܓܐ, ܣܓܕ, ܣܓܠ, ܣܗܕ, ܣܘܕ, ܣܘܟܢ, ܣܙܓܪ, ܣܚܐ, ܣܚܒܪ, ܣܝܕ, ܣܝܠ, ܣܟܐ, ܣܟܪ, ܣܡܐ, ܣܡܟ, ܣܡܣܡ, ܣܡܣܩ, ܣܡܩ, ܣܢܩ, ܣܦܢ, ܣܦܣ, ܣܦܩ, ܣܦܪ, ܣܩܕ, ܣܩܠܩ, ܣܪܐ, ܣܪܓ, ܣܪܥܦ, ܣܪܦ, ܥܐܩ, ܥܐܪ, ܥܒܕ, ܥܒܪ, ܥܓ̰ܒ, ܥܓܙ, ܥܕܪ, ܥܘܩ, ܥܛܫ, ܥܝܢ, ܥܠܠ, ܥܡܪ, ܥܢܐ, ܥܪܐ, ܥܪܦ, ܥܪܦܠ, ܥܪܩ, ܥܬܕ, ܥܬܩ, ܦܐܫ, ܦܚܠ, ܦܠܓ, ܦܠܚ, ܦܠܛ, ܦܠܡ, ܦܠܫ, ܦܢܐ, ܦܨܚ, ܦܨܠ, ܦܩܕ, ܦܪܓ, ܦܪܓܐ, ܦܪܚ, ܦܪܡܐ, ܦܪܣ, ܦܪܣܚܙܐ, ܦܪܥ, ܦܪܦܠ, ܦܪܩ, ܦܫܡ, ܦܫܩ, ܦܫܪ, ܦܬܐ, ܦܬܚ, ܦܬܠ, ܨܐܕ, ܨܐܡ, ܨܐܪ, ܨܒܥ, ܨܘܐ, ܨܘܪ, ܨܘܬ, ܨܚܨܐ, ܨܠܐ, ܨܠܒ, ܨܡܕ, ܨܢܥ, ܨܦܐ, ܨܪܚ, ܨܪܦ, ܩܐܚ, ܩܐܡ, ܩܐܪ, ܩܒܠ, ܩܒܠ ܒܫܝܢܐ, ܩܒܪ, ܩܕܡ, ܩܘܙ, ܩܘܛ, ܩܘܡ, ܩܘܦ, ܩܛܠ, ܩܛܥ, ܩܛܪ, ܩܝܡ, ܩܝܡ ܐܙܠ, ܩܝܪ, ܩܠܐ, ܩܠܥ, ܩܢܐ, ܩܢܘܢ, ܩܢܛܪܢ, ܩܦܚ, ܩܦܠ, ܩܨܐ, ܩܪܐ, ܩܪܛ, ܩܪܡ, ܩܪܡܟ, ܩܪܨ, ܩܪܪ, ܩܫܐ, ܩܫܛ, ܪܐܐ, ܪܐܚ, ܪܐܡ, ܪܒܐ, ܪܒܥ, ܪܒܨ, ܪܓܫ, ܪܕܐ, ܪܗܐ, ܪܘܐ, ܪܚܛ, ܪܚܡ, ܪܚܩ, ܪܚܫ, ܪܟܒ, ܪܡܐ, ܪܥܫ, ܪܦܪܦ, ܪܨܦ, ܪܩܕ, ܪܫܡ, ܪܬܚ, ܫܐܠ, ܫܒܩ, ܫܓܠ, ܫܓܫ, ܫܕܪ, ܫܗܐ, ܫܘܐ, ܫܘܕܥ, ܫܘܚܪ, ܫܘܩ, ܫܘܬܒ, ܫܘܬܦ, ܫܚܠܦ, ܫܚܢ, ܫܛܚ, ܫܛܦ, ܫܝܬ, ܫܟܢ, ܫܠܗܒ, ܫܠܚ, ܫܠܡ, ܫܠܨ, ܫܠܩ, ܫܡܗ, ܫܡܥ, ܫܡܫ, ܫܡܫܢ, ܫܢܐ, ܫܥܠ, ܫܥܡܪ, ܫܥܫ, ܫܥܬ, ܫܦܟ, ܫܩܠ, ܫܩܠ ܢܦܫܗ, ܫܪܐ, ܫܬܐ, ܫܬܐܣ, ܫܬܩ, ܬܒܥ, ܬܒܪ, ܬܓܓ, ܬܘܒ, ܬܚܡ, ܬܚܡܢ, ܬܝܡ, ܬܠܐ, ܬܠܓ, ܬܠܬ, ܬܡܙ, ܬܡܢ, ܬܢܐ, ܬܢܬܢ, ܬܦܢܟ, ܬܦܩ, ܬܦܬ, ܬܩܢ, ܬܩܬܩ, ܬܪܐ, ܬܪܓܡ, ܬܪܨ, ܬܪܩ.

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