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'together' in Biblical Aramaic

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

How to say 'Holy Spirit' in Aramaic.

Holy Spirit or Ghost in Syriac Aramai c is Rukha d'qudsha. 'Rukha' is spirit ,'d' is 'of' and 'qudsha' is holy. Grammar gender of the Holy Spirit in Aramaic and other languages The Holy Spirit in Syriac Aramaic is feminine and that is why images of the Holy Mother were used when speaking about the Spirit.The grammatical gender of the spirit varies according to the language.In Hebrew ( רוּחַ , rūaḥ) it is both masculine and feminine while in Greek it is neutral (πνεῦμα, pneûma). root of qudsha is qdsh-holiness In Galilean Aramaic Holy Spirit is a little bit different-ruah qudsha Now let's take a look at how it might be written in the Syriac Estrangelo and then the Aramaic block script (Hebrew). The term "Ruha d'Qudsha" in Aramaic is composed of two parts: "Ruha" and "Qudsha." 1. Ruha: The word "Ruha" (ܪܘܚܐ) means "spirit" or "breath" in Ar...

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 .

Official Syriac studies.

''Greetings & Regards to all the Dear fathers and brothers,  I am an Egyptian seeking an academic study of THE ARAMAIC LANGUAGE OF THE ARAMAIC PESHITTA, as I believe that the Holy Peshitta is the Original Text or the Primary Source of the New Testament, not the Greek as it widely believed and unfortunately promoted mostly in Egypt and almost everywhere in the world.  Also of course learning Aramaic Language would be very much easier than Greek because of its very close resemblance with Arabic -as you know we speak Arabic as first language in Egypt and the Ancient Coptic has become rudimentary for some liturgical use within the Coptic Orthodox Church only after the "Arabic invasion and occupation"- and of course I can also use English proficiently.  So to choose between the 2 main Ancient languages presented as to be the original Text of the New Testament; i.e. Aramaic and Greek, after a lot of extensive reading and Biblical studies for more than 20 years now, I ...

The word for King in Biblical Aramaic.

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...

Basic prepositions in Syriac Aramaic

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?