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

More information:

    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

    ܐܒܠ, ܐܙܠ, ܐܙܠ ܒܬܪ, ܐܚܕ, ܐܟܠ, ܐܟܡ, ܐܟܪ, ܐܡܢ, ܐܡܪ, ܐܣܐ, ܐܣܩ, ܐܣܪ, ܐܨܛܚܢ, ܐܬܐ, ܐܬܐ ܒܬܪ, ܐܬܐ ܠ-, ܒܐܙ, ܒܐܣ, ܒܓܪ, ܒܕܩ, ܒܛܠ, ܒܟܐ, ܒܠܐ, ܒܠܓ, ܒܠܥ, ܒܠܩ, ܒܢܐ, ܒܣܡ, ܒܥܐ, ܒܥܟ, ܒܨܐ, ܒܨܪ, ܒܪܐ, ܒܪܟ, ܒܪܩ, ܒܫܠ, ܓܐܒ, ܓܐܓ, ܓܐܫ, ܓܒܐ, ܓܒܠ, ܓܒܪ, ܓܕܐ, ܓܕܠ, ܓܗܐ, ܓܘܓ, ܓܙܪ, ܓܚܟ, ܓܠܐ, ܓܠܒ, ܓܠܚ, ܓܠܦ, ܓܢܐ, ܓܢܒ, ܓܢܨ, ܓܥܡ, ܓܪܒ, ܓܪܕ, ܓܪܡ, ܓܪܣ, ܓܪܥ, ܓܪܪ, ܓܪܫ, ܕܐܩ, ܕܐܫ, ܕܒܩ, ܕܒܪ, ܕܓܠ, ܕܚܐ, ܕܝܪ, ܕܟܐ, ܕܟܪ, ܕܠܦ, ܕܡܐ, ܕܡܟ, ܕܡܪ, ܕܢܚ, ܕܥܟ, ܕܥܨ, ܕܥܪ, ܕܥܬ, ܕܩܪ, ܕܪܐ, ܕܪܐ ܒܠܐ, ܕܪܓ, ܕܪܟ, ܕܪܫ, ܗܓܐ, ܗܕܐ, ܗܕܣ, ܗܘܐ, ܗܠܟ, ܗܢܐ, ܗܦܟ, ܙܐܥ, ܙܒܢ, ܙܓܪ, ܙܕܥ, ܙܗܪ, ܙܘܐ, ܙܟܐ, ܙܠܥ, ܙܡܪ, ܙܢܐ, ܙܥܦ, ܙܩܦ, ܙܩܪ, ܙܪܩ, ܚܐܛ, ܚܐܟ, ܚܐܡ, ܚܐܢ, ܚܐܦ, ܚܐܨ, ܚܐܪ, ܚܒܛ, ܚܒܟ, ܚܒܫ, ܚܕܐ, ܚܕܥ, ܚܕܪ, ܚܘܪ, ܚܙܐ, ܚܙܩ, ܚܝܐ, ܚܠܐ, ܚܠܛ, ܚܠܡ, ܚܠܦ, ܚܠܨ, ܚܠܩ, ܚܡܪ, ܚܣܟ, ܚܣܪ, ܚܨܕ, ܚܪܒ, ܚܪܛ, ܚܪܨ, ܚܫܒ, ܚܬܐ, ܚܬܡ, ܛܐܒ, ܛܐܣ, ܛܐܦ, ܛܒܐ, ܛܒܚ, ܛܒܥ, ܛܠܒ, ܛܠܥ, ܛܠܩ, ܛܡܪ, ܛܥܐ, ܛܥܡ, ܛܥܢ, ܛܥܦ, ܛܦܐ, ܛܪܐ, ܛܪܕ, ܛܪܦ, ܛܪܨ, ܛܪܫ, ܛܫܐ, ܝܐܒ, ܝܒܫ, ܝܕܥ, ܝܗܒܠ, ܝܗܒܠ ܘܫܩܠ, ܝܗܒܠ ܫܠܡܐ, ܝܙܦ, ܝܠܕ, ܝܠܦ, ܝܡܐ, ܝܦܐ, ܝܩܕ, ܝܪܟ, ܝܪܬ, ܝܬܒ, ܟܐܒ, ܟܐܕ, ܟܐܠ, ܟܐܠ ܙܒܢܐ, ܟܐܡ, ܟܐܦ, ܟܒܪ, ܟܒܫ, ܟܘܐ, ܟܘܟ, ܟܘܪ, ܟܟܚ, ܟܠܐ, ܟܡܕ, ܟܡܥ, ܟܢܫ, ܟܣܐ, ܟܦܪ, ܟܪܒ, ܟܪܟ, ܟܫܠ, ܟܬܒ, ܟܬܪ, ܠܐܡ, ܠܒܫ, ܠܗܒ, ܠܘܬ, ܠܚܡ, ܠܥܙ, ܠܥܣ, ܠܩܛ, ܡܐܕܢ, ܡܐܟܠ, ܡܐܢܠ, ܡܐܣܐ, ܡܐܣܢ, ܡܐܣܩ, ܡܐܥ, ܡܐܨ, ܡܐܪܓܘܢ, ܡܐܫܪ, ܡܐܬ, ܡܒܕܒܕ, ܡܒܗܪ, ܡܒܙܒܙ, ܡܒܛܠ, ܡܒܝܐ, ܡܒܝܢ, ܡܒܠ, ܡܒܠܒܠ, ܡܒܠܓ, ܡܒܠܕܪ, ܡܒܠܩܢ, ܡܒܣܚ, ܡܒܣܡ, ܡܒܨܒܨ, ܡܒܩܪ, ܡܒܪܒܙ, ܡܒܪܟ, ܡܒܪܣܡ, ܡܒܪܩ, ܡܒܫܠ, ܡܓܒܐ, ܡܓܘܢ, ܡܓܚܟ, ܡܓܠܓܠ, ܡܓܠܙ, ܡܓܢܐ, ܡܓܢܓܙ, ܡܓܢܓܪ, ܡܓܥܨ, ܡܓܪܒܢ, ܡܓܪܓ, ܡܓܪܓܡ, ܡܓܪܓܫ, ܡܓܪܫ, ܡܓܫܩ, ܡܕܒܩ, ܡܕܒܫ, ܡܕܓܠ, ܡܕܗܐ, ܡܕܘܪ, ܡܕܝܠ, ܡܕܝܢ, ܡܕܝܩ, ܡܕܟܐ, ܡܕܟܪ, ܡܕܠܠ, ܡܕܠܩܒ, ܡܕܡܕܡ, ܡܕܢܚ, ܡܕܥ, ܡܕܥܟ, ܡܕܥܪ, ܡܕܩܕܩ, ܡܕܪܐ, ܡܕܪܓ, ܡܕܪܟ, ܡܕܪܫ, ܡܕܫܕܫ, ܡܕܫܡܢ, ܡܗܓܐ, ܡܗܕܩ, ܡܗܕܪ, ܡܗܘܐ, ܡܗܘܢܢ, ܡܗܝܡܢ, ܡܗܝܪ, ܡܗܠܟ, ܡܗܡܐ, ܡܗܡܙܡ, ܡܗܦܟ, ܡܗܩܐ, ܡܘܕܐ, ܡܘܙܘܙ, ܡܘܙܦ, ܡܘܠܕ, ܡܘܣܦ, ܡܘܨܪ, ܡܘܪܕ, ܡܙܒܢ, ܡܙܓ, ܡܙܕܥ, ܡܙܗܪ, ܡܙܘܓ, ܡܙܝܚ, ܡܙܝܢ, ܡܙܝܥ, ܡܙܡܙܡ, ܡܙܡܢ, ܡܙܡܪ, ܡܙܢܓܪ, ܡܙܥܙܥ, ܡܙܥܪ, ܡܙܦܬ, ܡܙܪܙܛ, ܡܙܪܩ, ܡܚܐ, ܡܚܒ, ܡܚܒܒ, ܡܚܒܩ, ܡܚܒܪ, ܡܚܕܐ, ܡܚܕܬ, ܡܚܘܐ, ܡܚܘܓ, ܡܚܘܛܡܠܠ, ܡܚܘܪ, ܡܚܙܐ, ܡܚܙܕܓ, ܡܚܝܕ, ܡܚܠܠ, ܡܚܠܦ, ܡܚܡ, ܡܚܡܐ, ܡܚܡܚܡ, ܡܚܡܥ, ܡܚܡܨ, ܡܚܡܫ, ܡܚܢܐ, ܡܚܦܠ, ܡܚܦܪܦ, ܡܚܨܐ, ܡܚܪܒ, ܡܚܪܒܫ, ܡܚܪܕܐ, ܡܚܪܙܦ, ܡܚܪܡܛ, ܡܚܪܣܦ, ܡܚܫܒ, ܡܚܫܒܢ, ܡܚܬܐ, ܡܚܬܡ, ܡܚܬܬ, ܡܛܐ, ܡܛܐܒ, ܡܛܘܐ, ܡܛܘܪ, ܡܛܝܠ, ܡܛܝܣ, ܡܛܟܣ, ܡܛܠܩ, ܡܛܥܐ, ܡܛܥܡ, ܡܛܥܢ, ܡܛܦܐ, ܡܛܦܣ, ܡܛܪ, ܡܛܪܛܡ, ܡܛܪܡܫ, ܡܛܫܐ, ܡܝܠܕ, ܡܝܩܪ, ܡܝܪܩ, ܡܝܬܐ, ܡܝܬܒ, ܡܟܒܪ, ܡܟܙܟܙ, ܡܟܝܡ, ܡܟܠܐ, ܡܟܠܒܢ, ܡܟܠܟ, ܡܟܠܟܠ, ܡܟܡܕ, ܡܟܡܠ, ܡܟܡܥ, ܡܟܢܫ, ܡܟܣܐ, ܡܟܦ, ܡܟܩܟܩ, ܡܟܪ, ܡܟܪܐ, ܡܟܪܡܟ, ܡܟܪܡܫ, ܡܟܪܦܫ, ܡܟܫܛ, ܡܟܫܟܫ, ܡܟܬܒ, ܡܠܐ, ܡܠܒܒ, ܡܠܒܫ, ܡܠܗܒ, ܡܠܘܬ, ܡܠܚܡ, ܡܠܝܨ, ܡܠܦ, ܡܠܩܛ, ܡܠܫܢ, ܡܡܚܪ, ܡܡܛܐ, ܡܡܛܪ, ܡܡܝܬ, ܡܡܠܐ, ܡܡܠܠ, ܡܡܣܐ, ܡܡܨ, ܡܡܬܠ, ܡܢܐ, ܡܢܒܗ, ܡܢܓܠ, ܡܢܗܪ, ܡܢܘܢܐ, ܡܢܚܡ, ܡܢܝܚ, ܡܢܟܦ, ܡܢܣܐ, ܡܢܥ, ܡܢܦܩ, ܡܢܫܐ, ܡܢܬܐ, ܡܣܐ, ܡܣܒܣ, ܡܣܓܐ, ܡܣܓܠ, ܡܣܕܪ, ܡܣܘܟܢ, ܡܣܙܓܪ, ܡܣܚܒܪ, ܡܣܚܪ, ܡܣܟܐ, ܡܣܡ ܒܠܐ, ܡܣܡܐ, ܡܣܡܟ, ܡܣܡܣܡ, ܡܣܡܣܩ, ܡܣܡܩ, ܡܣܦܐ, ܡܣܦܢ, ܡܣܦܩ, ܡܣܩܒܠ, ܡܣܩܕ, ܡܣܩܠ, ܡܣܩܠܩ, ܡܣܪܕ, ܡܣܪܗܒ, ܡܣܪܥܦ, ܡܣܪܩ, ܡܥܒܕ, ܡܥܒܪ, ܡܥܓܙ, ܡܥܕܢ, ܡܥܘܩ, ܡܥܛܦ, ܡܥܝܕ, ܡܥܝܢ, ܡܥܝܩ, ܡܥܝܪ, ܡܥܠ, ܡܥܠܐ, ܡܥܠܠ, ܡܥܠܬܢ, ܡܥܡܕ, ܡܥܪܒ, ܡܥܪܘܨ, ܡܥܪܦ, ܡܥܪܦܠ, ܡܥܬܕ, ܡܦܗܪ, ܡܦܚܠ, ܡܦܝܫ, ܡܦܝܫ ܒܫܝܢܐ, ܡܦܠ, ܡܦܠܚ, ܡܦܠܛ, ܡܦܢܐ, ܡܦܥܠ, ܡܦܨܠ, ܡܦܩ, ܡܦܩܕ, ܡܦܪܓܐ, ܡܦܪܚ, ܡܦܪܡ, ܡܦܪܡܐ, ܡܦܪܣ, ܡܦܪܣܚܙܐ, ܡܦܪܦܠ, ܡܦܪܦܥ, ܡܦܪܦܫ, ܡܦܪܩ, ܡܦܪܫ, ܡܦܫܐ, ܡܦܫܛ, ܡܦܫܩ, ܡܦܫܪ, ܡܦܬܐ, ܡܦܬܓܡ, ܡܦܬܚ, ܡܨܐ, ܡܨܘܐ, ܡܨܘܪ, ܡܨܘܬ, ܡܨܚܨܐ, ܡܨܝܬ, ܡܨܠܐ, ܡܨܡܕ, ܡܨܢܨܠ, ܡܨܥܪ, ܡܨܦܐ, ܡܨܪܦ, ܡܨܪܦܚ, ܡܩܒܠ, ܡܩܒܠ ܒܫܝܢܐ, ܡܩܕܐ, ܡܩܕܡ, ܡܩܘܠ, ܡܩܘܡ, ܡܩܘܦ, ܡܩܛܠ, ܡܩܛܩܛ, ܡܩܝܡ, ܡܩܠܐ, ܡܩܢܘܢ, ܡܩܢܛܪ, ܡܩܦ, ܡܩܦܚ, ܡܩܪ, ܡܩܪܐ, ܡܩܪܒ, ܡܩܪܚ, ܡܩܪܛ, ܡܩܪܡܟ, ܡܩܪܩܪ, ܡܩܫܐ, ܡܪܒܐ, ܡܪܒܥ, ܡܪܓܙ, ܡܪܓܫ, ܡܪܗܛ, ܡܪܘܚ, ܡܪܚܡ, ܡܪܚܩ, ܡܪܝܟ, ܡܪܝܡ, ܡܪܟܒ, ܡܪܟܟ, ܡܪܥ, ܡܪܦܐ, ܡܪܦܪܦ, ܡܪܫܡ, ܡܪܬܐ, ܡܪܬܚ, ܡܪܬܪܬ, ܡܫܐ, ܡܫܐܠ, ܡܫܒܠ, ܡܫܓܫ, ܡܫܕܪ, ܡܫܗܪ, ܡܫܘܐ ܙܒܢܐ, ܡܫܘܕܥ, ܡܫܘܚܪ, ܡܫܘܩ, ܡܫܘܬܒ, ܡܫܘܬܦ, ܡܫܚ, ܡܫܚܛ, ܡܫܚܠܦ, ܡܫܚܢ, ܡܫܚܬܢ, ܡܫܝܕܢ, ܡܫܟܚ, ܡܫܠܗܒ, ܡܫܠܚ, ܡܫܠܡ, ܡܫܡܗ, ܡܫܡܠܐ, ܡܫܡܥ, ܡܫܡܪ, ܡܫܡܫ, ܡܫܡܫܢ, ܡܫܢܐ, ܡܫܥܒܕ, ܡܫܥܠܐ, ܡܫܥܡܪ, ܡܫܥܬ, ܡܫܦܟ, ܡܫܩܛܒ, ܡܫܩܫܩ, ܡܫܪܐ, ܡܫܪܒܛ, ܡܫܪܩܥ, ܡܫܪܫܪ, ܡܫܪܬܚ, ܡܫܬܐ, ܡܫܬܐܣ, ܡܫܬܒܗܪ, ܡܬܒ, ܡܬܓܓ, ܡܬܘܒ, ܡܬܚ, ܡܬܚܙܐ, ܡܬܚܡ, ܡܬܚܡܢ, ܡܬܟܬܒ, ܡܬܠ, ܡܬܠܓ, ܡܬܠܬ, ܡܬܠܬܐ, ܡܬܡܡ, ܡܬܡܢ, ܡܬܢܐ, ܡܬܢܢ, ܡܬܢܬܢ, ܡܬܥܠ, ܡܬܦܢܟ, ܡܬܦܬܦ, ܡܬܦܬܫ, ܡܬܩܢ, ܡܬܩܬܩ, ܡܬܪܓܡ, ܡܬܪܥܣ, ܡܬܪܨ, ܡܬܫܘܫ, ܡܬܫܥܐ, ܢܐܚ, ܢܒܚ, ܢܓܙ, ܢܓܣ, ܢܚܬ, ܢܛܪ, ܢܟܠ, ܢܟܦ, ܢܣܐ, ܢܣܒ, ܢܣܟ, ܢܣܪ, ܢܦܚ, ܢܦܠ, ܢܦܩ, ܢܦܫ, ܢܨܒ, ܢܩܦ, ܢܩܫ, ܢܫܐ, ܢܫܡ, ܢܫܩ, ܢܬܐ, ܢܬܪ, ܣܐܕ, ܣܐܠ, ܣܐܡ, ܣܐܡ ܐܝܕܐ, ܣܐܡ ܒܠܐ, ܣܐܡ ܚܝܪܗ, ܣܐܢ, ܣܐܩ, ܣܒܗ, ܣܒܠ, ܣܒܥ, ܣܒܪ, ܣܓܐ, ܣܓܕ, ܣܗܕ, ܣܘܕ, ܣܚܐ, ܣܟܪ, ܣܡܐ, ܣܡܟ, ܣܡܩ, ܣܢܐ, ܣܢܩ, ܣܦܢ, ܣܦܣ, ܣܦܩ, ܣܦܪ, ܣܩܕ, ܣܪܐ, ܣܪܓ, ܣܪܛ, ܣܪܦ, ܣܪܩ, ܥܐܠ, ܥܐܩ, ܥܐܪ, ܥܒܕ, ܥܒܪ, ܥܓܒ, ܥܕܪ, ܥܛܫ, ܥܡܟ, ܥܡܪ, ܥܢܐ, ܥܪܐ, ܥܪܒ, ܥܪܩ, ܥܬܕ, ܥܬܩ, ܦܐܚ, ܦܐܫ, ܦܟܠ, ܦܠܓ, ܦܠܚ, ܦܠܛ, ܦܠܡ, ܦܠܫ, ܦܨܚ, ܦܨܠ, ܦܩܕ, ܦܩܥ, ܦܩܥ ܠܒܐ, ܦܪܓ, ܦܪܚ, ܦܪܛ, ܦܪܡ, ܦܪܣ, ܦܪܥ, ܦܪܩ, ܦܪܫ, ܦܫܡ, ܦܫܩ, ܦܫܪ, ܦܬܐ, ܦܬܚ, ܦܬܠ, ܨܐܕ, ܨܐܡ, ܨܐܢ, ܨܐܪ, ܨܐܪ ܫܘܒܚܐ, ܨܒܐ, ܨܒܥ, ܨܕܐ, ܨܘܐ, ܨܘܨ, ܨܠܐ, ܨܠܒ, ܨܡܕ, ܨܢܥ, ܨܦܐ, ܨܪܚ, ܨܪܦ, ܩܐܡ, ܩܐܨ, ܩܐܪ, ܩܐܬ, ܩܒܠ, ܩܒܪ, ܩܕܡ, ܩܗܐ, ܩܛܠ, ܩܛܥ, ܩܛܪ, ܩܝܡ, ܩܝܡ ܐܙܠ, ܩܝܪ, ܩܠܐ, ܩܠܥ, ܩܠܦ, ܩܢܐ, ܩܢܙ, ܩܦܐ, ܩܦܕ, ܩܦܛ, ܩܦܠ, ܩܨܐ, ܩܪܐ, ܩܪܒ, ܩܪܛ, ܩܪܡ, ܩܪܨ, ܩܪܫ, ܩܫܐ, ܩܫܛ, ܩܬܐ, ܪܐܐ, ܪܐܚ, ܪܐܡ, ܪܐܩ, ܪܒܐ, ܪܒܨ, ܪܓܙ, ܪܓܫ, ܪܕܐ, ܪܗܐ, ܪܗܛ, ܪܘܐ, ܪܚܡ, ܪܚܦ, ܪܚܩ, ܪܚܫ, ܪܟܒ, ܪܟܟ, ܪܡܐ, ܪܥܫ, ܪܦܐ, ܪܨܦ, ܪܩܕ, ܪܫܡ, ܪܬܚ, ܫܐܠ, ܫܐܦ, ܫܐܬ, ܫܒܩ, ܫܓܠ, ܫܓܡ, ܫܓܫ, ܫܗܐ, ܫܘܐ, ܫܘܪ, ܫܚܢ, ܫܛܚ, ܫܛܦ, ܫܟܢ, ܫܟܪ, ܫܠܚ, ܫܠܛ, ܫܠܡ, ܫܠܦ, ܫܠܨ, ܫܠܩ, ܫܡܥ, ܫܥܠ, ܫܥܬ, ܫܦܟ, ܫܩܠ, ܫܩܠ ܢܦܫܗ, ܫܪܐ, ܫܬܐ, ܫܬܠ, ܫܬܩ, ܬܐܡ, ܬܒܥ, ܬܒܪ, ܬܠܐ, ܬܠܓ, ܬܢܐ, ܬܥܣ, ܬܦܩ, ܬܦܬ, ܬܩܠ, ܬܪܐ, ܬܪܨ, ܬܪܩ.

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