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alphabetical Aramaic vocabulary list

In this post I am compiling a short vocabulary list in Aramaic (Classical Syriac) ,kind of like a dictionary. I will be updating the list,so come back later. Here are the first words in alphabetical order.The English translation comes first. and , w- angel , malakha animal, ħayyuθā archer , kashta (ܟܫܛܐ) assembly , edta bed , maḍmho (ܡܰܕܡܟܳܐ) big , raḇ bird , ṭayrā, ṣefrā black , ʾukkāmā child, talya church, (the building) edta citty, mditta  , mḏinttā come ,ʾeθā daughter , bartā  day ,yawmā death , mawta drink (to),štā earth , ʾarʿā egg , béʿθâ eye , ʿaynā father , ˀaḇā fire ,nurā, ʾeššāθā fish , nuna from , men fruit , pérā god ,alaha,alah,Eli,Elohi good , taba/tobo (adj.) hand , ˀiḏā head ,réšā house , vayta/vayto Jesus ,Yeshua (ܝܫܘܥ), Jesus Christ (yeshua mshiha)  king, malka ,king of kings (malka d malke) kingdom, malkuta,malkutakh,thy kingdom know (to), yðaʿ love ,khuba lord ,mar ,our lord=maran man ,...

Aramaic fonts resources

Here are some resources with Aramaic fonts. So download and install the fonts.The simplest way to install the fonts is this: In Windows. zip file Download and unpack the fonts in the Windows/fonts directory. exe file Just run it and the fonts will be installed automaticaly In Linux In your home directory create a folder by the name ".fonts".Unpack there and you are good to go. You may need to restart browser. How to type vowels Vowels are also included in the Syriac fonts of course.To type a vowel just press SHIFT and without releasing press the corresponding vowel key. fonts resources. Syriac http://dukhrana.com/fonts.php http://www.atour.com/fonts/ http://www.chaldean.org.uk/aramaic.htm http://www.chaldean.org.uk/aramaic.htm Imperial Aramaic http://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=script_detail_font&uid=6a6eac2gc5 http://culmus.sourceforge.net/ancient/index.html http://www.historian.net/files.htm  Dea Sea Scrolls font...

Colors in Syriac

Here are some colors in Syriac: Click on the image Colors drill Black - komo White - heworo Red - sumoqo Yellow - shauto Blue - zarqo Green - yaroqo