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In classical Syriac father is abba/abbo. Abun - our father as in Abun d bashmayo -our heavenly father- from the Lord's prayer in Aramaic . Abun- our father Father in other Aramaic dialects. Galilean Aramaic-the language of Jesus Christ. Abba Abba- father in Galilean Aramaic Turoyo Babo ________________ Mark 14:36 - ܘܶܐܡܰܪ ܐܰܒ݂ܳܐ ܐܳܒ݂ܝ ܟ݁ܽܠ ܡܶܕ݁ܶܡ ܡܶܫܟ݁ܰܚ ܐܰܢ݈ܬ݁ ܐܰܥܒ݁ܰܪ ܡܶܢܝ ܟ݁ܳܣܳܐ ܗܳܢܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܨܶܒ݂ܝܳܢܝ ܕ݁ܺܝܠܝ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܕ݁ܺܝܠܳܟ݂ ܀  Mark 14:36 - And he said, Father, my Father, thou canst (do) every thing, cause to pass from me this cup: but not my will, but thine.

In this post I have gathered some links with useful tools to help you with your Aramaic studies. Transliteration tools Syriac online typewriter . Syriac letters automatic transliteration tool. Hebrew letters automatic transliteration. Bible Dukhrana Biblical research Targum Onkelos online. Dictionary Comprehensive Aramaic lexicon project. Fonts Aramaic fonts Lessons Aramaic of the Zohar. Biblical Aramaic

Ancient Aramaic was the language of the Arameans who first appeared in about the 11nth century B.C.E. in the region of Aram in modern-day Syria. The first document of Ancient Aramaic is an inscription dating from the 10nth century B.C.E. This form of Aramaic was originally used in the Aramean city states. The end of its era corresponds with the rise of the Sassanids.It was written in the Old Aramaic script whose letter forms came from and look much like the Phoenician alphabet.

April 2020 Ben Shragge My father was a wandering Aramean. Well, not directly. My father grew up in Winnipeg, sojourned in Alabama, and settled comfortably in Hamilton. But the above Biblical verse, recited during Passover, does feel personal to me because my last name comes from Aramaic, the ancient language of the Arameans. Shragge derives from  shraga , the Aramaic word for “light,” which appears in the Talmud about 50 times and is still a male given name in Israel and Orthodox communities. Prominent bearers of the name and its many derivatives include  Rabbi Joseph ibn Shraga , considered the greatest Italian Kabbalist of the 16th century;  Shlomo Zalman Shragai , Jerusalem’s first elected mayor; and  Rabbi Samuel "the Maccabee" Schrage , organizer of a Hasidic neighbourhood patrol group in Crown Heights.  Say what you will about Facebook, it’s only there that I could stumble upon a 1,300-strong group dedicated to reviving the Aramaic language in Israel....