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There is/there is not inSyriac Aramaic.

 Shlama! Today I got for you two very common phrases in Syriac-there is /there is not. it there is layt there is not Some examples It b-bayta attta. There is a woman in the house. it-there is b-in bayta-house attta-woman Layt lakhma. There is no food. layt-there is not lakhma-food,bread Be khanuta let lakhma. At  store  there isn't    bread. There is no bread at the store. These  are also used instead of the verb 'to have' which does not exist in Syriac. That's it for today!

The phrase 'in Aramaic' in Syriac.

Shlama! Ever wondered how to say the phrase ' in Aramaic ' in Syriac Aramaic? It's 'âramâit'.This is how it looks like in the Syriac Estrangelo script .It is transcribed as 'rm'yt in the Latin script. Also,note the small triangle above the 'r' letter.It's a short 'a' and can be omitted in writting.Short vowels usually left out when writting in Aramaic. Now take a look at this short video showing you how to write it in Estrangelo .

Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me,a sinner

This is the beginnig of Psalm 102 Jesus Prayer in Syriac. Mar Yeesho Msheeha breh d Alaha rahhem al xattaya Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me,a sinner vocabulary Mar-lord Yeesho Msheeha-Jesus Christ breh-son,an older word for son is bar d-of alaha-God rahhem (verb)- to show mercy,to love al-a xattaya-sinner