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Today΄s word in Biblical Aramaic is melek which means King. King seems to be a favourite word for many Aramaic lessons that I have come across. Here is how to write King (mlk) in the Hebrew alphabet omitting the vowels. mlk King  And here is how to write the same word using vowels symbols. melek with vowels The three dots below the letter mark the 'e' vowel. The two dots below the last letter are called shewa.The shewa indicates either a vowel which sounds kind of like 'ah' or a the absence of a vowel.In our case in the word melek the shewa means that there is no vowel and it is not pronounced. The last letter is the final form of K which is capitalized when transcribed to distinguish it from k-the initial and medial form. King/the king   מלכא Malka King,the king מלכתא Malkéta The queen Note that the word for King or the king in Syriac is also malka. King of Kings in Aramaic as in the title of rulers of the Persian Empire and...

Good day.Today we will learn some basic prepositions in Aramaic.Lets start.   b -at,in,with (instrumental case,e.g. with a stone)   d -of  l -to,for,the (sometimes it just means 'the' ,like the definite article. w(a) -and men -from ayka- where l-mana -why men 'from' in Syriac examples b-Tura   =on the mountain l-Tura =to the mountain wa-Tura =and the mountain. men Tura -from the mountain. They fled to the mountain. 'raq l-Tura. Son of God bar d'alaha (Syriac) l-Tura to the mountain The man wrote to the woman. Ktab Gabra l-attta. My God,my God, why have you forsaken me? Elohi,Elohi! L-mana sabakhtani?

Good morning! צפרא טבא tsafra tava Good evening! רמשא עבא ramsha tava Live for ever! לעלםין היי le-almeen h´ee Peace to you! שׁלם לכין Shlam lekhon Read also Some aramaic greetings!

There are two genders of nouns in Syriac,masculine and feminine.Most feminine  nouns take the -ta ending. There is no distinction between definite and indefinite nouns in Syriac.They both end in -a.In earlier forms of Aramaic there was a distinction between the two.The -a ending noted the definite article. Examples. masculine malka-king -   ܡܠܟܐ tura-mountain  - ܬܩܪܐ nuna-fish  -   ܢܘܢܐ feminine malkta-queen ܡܠܟܬܐ ar'a-earth