ܐܪܡܝܐ

Aramaic

Semitic · historical / hidden variety

FamilySemitic Speakers~500K (modern dialects) ScriptSyriac / Imperial Aramaic CountriesAncient Near East, Fertile Crescent Official inAchaemenid Empire (lingua franca) Vitalityextinct

Aramaic was the lingua franca of the ancient Near East for over a millennium. The language of portions of the Bible and the Talmud, it was spoken by Jesus and remains alive in modern Neo-Aramaic dialects.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Aramaic

Water

ܡܝܐ

majjaː

Fire

ܢܘܪܐ

nuːraː

Sun

ܫܡܫܐ

ʃemʃaː

Moon

ܣܗܪܐ

sahraː

Star

ܟܘܟܒܐ

koːχβaː

Night

ܠܠܝܐ

leljaː

Rain

ܡܛܪܐ

miˈtˤraː

Snow

ܬܠܓܐ

talɡaː

Wind

ܪܘܚܐ

ˈruħaː

Earth

ܐܪܥܐ

ʔarʕaː

Stone

ܐܒܢܐ

ʔaβnaː

Mountain

ܛܘܪܐ

tˤuːraː

Sea

ܝܡܐ

jammaː

Mother

ܐܡܐ

ʔemmaː

Father

ܐܒܐ

ʔabbaː

Daughter

ܒܪܬܐ

bartaː

I

ܐܢܐ

ʔanaː

You

ܐܢܬ

ʔatt

We

ܐܢܚܢܢ

ʔanaħnan

Name

ܫܡܐ

ʃmaː

Person

ܐܢܫܐ

ʔnaːʃaː

Head

ܪܝܫܐ

reːʃaː

Eye

ܥܝܢܐ

ʕajnaː

Ear

ܐܕܢܐ

ʔedˈnaː

Nose

ܢܚܝܪܐ

nħiːraː

Mouth

ܦܘܡܐ

pumːaː

Tooth

ܫܢܐ

ʃenːaː

Tongue

ܠܫܢܐ

liʃːaːnaː

Hand

ܐܝܕܐ

ʔiːðaː

Foot

ܪܓܠܐ

reɡlaː

Heart

ܠܒܐ

lebbaː

Bone

ܓܪܡܐ

ɡarmaː

Blood

ܕܡܐ

dmaː

Poop

ܚܪܝܐ

ħerjaː

Love

ܚܘܒܐ

ħubbaː

Tree

ܐܝܠܢܐ

ʔiːlaːnaː

Dog

ܟܠܒܐ

kalbaː

Cat

ܫܘܢܪܐ

ʃunnaːraː

Fish

ܢܘܢܐ

nuːnaː

Bird

ܨܦܪܐ

sˤefraː

Egg

ܒܝܥܬܐ

beːʕtaː

Bear

ܕܒܐ

debbaː

Horse

ܣܘܣܝܐ

suːsjaː

House

ܒܝܬܐ

bajtaː

Milk

ܚܠܒܐ

ħalbaː

Honey

ܕܒܫܐ

deβʃaː

Salt

ܡܠܚܐ

melħaː

Wine

ܚܡܪܐ

ħamraː

Rice

ܪܘܙܐ

ruzzaː

Iron

ܦܪܙܠܐ

parzlaː

Wheel

ܓܝܓܠܐ

ɡiɡlaː

Book

ܟܬܒܐ

ktaːβaː

Eat

ܐܟܠ

ʔaːχel

Drink

ܫܬܐ

ʃtaː

Sleep

ܕܡܟ

dmeχ

One

ܚܕ

ħað

Two

ܬܪܝܢ

treːn

Three

ܬܠܬ

tlaːθ

Four

ܐܪܒܥ

ʔarbaʕ

Five

ܚܡܫ

ħamːeʃ

Hundred

ܡܐܐ

maː

Hello

ܫܠܡܐ

ʃlaːmaː

Thank you

ܬܘܕܝ

tawdiː

Good

ܛܒܐ

tˤaːβaː

New

ܚܕܬܐ

ħaðtaː

Red

ܣܘܡܩܐ

sumqaː

White

ܚܘܪܐ

ħewwaːraː

Black

ܐܘܟܡܐ

ʔukkaːmaː

Green

ܝܘܪܩܐ

jaroːqaː

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Semitic

Meaning AramaicClassical SyriacOld AramaicWestern Neo-AramaicAssyrian Neo-AramaicMandaicTuroyo
Water ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ ܡܝܐ /majjaː/ מין /majin/ ܡܘܝܐ /moːja/ ܡܝܐ /mijja/ ࡌࡉࡀ /mia/ ܡܝܐ /majo/
Fire ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ ܢܘܪܐ /nuːraː/ נור /nuːr/ — /—/ ܢܘܪܐ /nura/ ࡍࡅࡓࡀ /nura/ ܢܘܪܐ /nuro/
Sun ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ שמש /ʃamʃ/ ܫܡܫܐ /ʃemʃaː/ ܫܡܫܐ /ʃimʃa/ ࡔࡀࡌࡔࡀ /ʃamʃa/ ܫܡܫܐ /ʃamʃo/
Moon ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ שהר /sahr/ ܣܗܪܐ /sahraː/ ܣܗܪܐ /sahra/ ࡎࡉࡓࡀ /sira/ ܣܗܪܐ /sahro/
Star ܟܘܟܒܐ /koːχβaː/ ܟܘܟܒܐ /kawkβaː/ כוכב /kawkab/ ܟܘܟܒܐ /kawkba/ ܟܵܘܟ݂ܒ݂ܵܐ /kawxva/ ࡊࡅࡊࡁࡀ /ˈkukba/ ܟܟܒܐ /kəxwo/
Night ܠܠܝܐ /leljaː/ ܠܠܝܐ /lelja/ לליא /leːljaː/ ܠܠܝܐ /lelja/ ܠܸܠܝܵܐ /lelja/ ࡋࡉࡋࡉࡀ /lilja/ ܠܠܝܐ /laljo/
Rain ܡܛܪܐ /miˈtˤraː/ ܡܛܪܐ /maˈtˤraː/ 𐡌𐡈𐡓 /maːtˤar/ — ܡܛܪܐ /mɪˈtˤra/ — ܡܛܪܐ /metˤro/
Snow ܬܠܓܐ /talɡaː/ ܬܠܓܐ /talɡaː/ 𐡕𐡋𐡂 /talɡ/ ܬܠܟܐ /ˈθelka/ ܬܲܠܓܵܐ /talɡa/ ࡕࡀࡋࡂࡀ /talɡa/ ܬܠܓܐ /talɡo/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Aramaic
אֲנָא בָּעֵא אֲנָא לְנַסָּאָה לְבוּשָׁא דַ חֲזֵית בְּ חֲנוּתָא קֳדָם פּוּנדקָא
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

እኔ ሆቴሉ ፊት ለፊት ባለው ሱቅ ውስጥ ያየሁትን ሙሉ ልብስ ለብሼ ማየት እፈልጋለሁ
Aramaic
אֲנָא בָּעֵא אֲנָא לְנַסָּאָה לְבוּשָׁא דַ חֲזֵית בְּ חֲנוּתָא קֳדָם פּוּנדקָא
أنا عاوز أجرب البدلة اللي شفتها في المحل قصاد الفندق
אני רוצה למדוד חליפה ש ראיתי ב חנות מול המלון
أني أريد أجرب البدلة اللي شفتها بـ المحل مقابل الفندق

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