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,ʾnāšā (human being) , gabra (male)
Mary, Mariam
mountain,ṭūrā

name,šmā , what's your name?, ma shmakh?
night,lēlyā/ lilyo ,good night-lilyo tobo

queen, malkta

river, nahrā
road,ʾurħā

of, d'
or, ˀaw

salt,melħā
sea, yammā
see (to),ħzā
sky, šmayyā
snake, ħewyā
son,bar
stone,kefā, ʾavnā, šoʿā
sun,šemšā

tongue,leššānā, aramaic language-leššānā suryaya

year,ša(n)ta

water,mayyā
why,le'ma,la'ma ,Why have you forsaken me? - le'ma sabakthani?
woman,ʾattθā
word, mellṯā 

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