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…
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…
