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When we want to say together in Biblical Aramaic with literally say 'with togetherness'- b'yakhad .

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 ,...

The sun in Syriac Aramaic is šemšā (ܫܡܫܐ) .The root of the word is šm(š).We have many Aramaic names with the šamaš element dating from the Neo-Assyrian,Neo-Babylonian and Achaemanid Empire periods.

There are various words for God in Aramaic Eli    or Elahi (Biblical Aramaic ) and alaha or   aloho   in Syriac depending on the dialect . The word sounds almost identical to the Arabic 'allah'. Alternatively Aramaic speakers referred to God as 'maran' our Lord hence the Aramaic phrase μαρανάθα ( maranatha ) -O Lord come! from the Greek New Testament. A handful of Aramaic phrases are included in the Greek New Testament amidst the Greek text. It's what Jesus said in Aramaic his native language.  Jesus spoke Galilean Aramaic a dialect spoken natively north of Judaea .There is evidence that this dialect sounded harsh and distorted to the ears of Jerusalem Aramaic speaker. The distinct accent would immediately give away a Galilean in Jerusalem. In the New Testament Jesus uses the following names when he refers to God. abba (αββα)-father Eli (ηλί) or Elohi (ελόΐ)- when being on the cross. And maranatha ,a phrase which contains the word mar (Lord). J...