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Verb root EETH (ܐܝܼܬܼ) āna it-tee I have āyit it-tookh You have. (m)  āyat it-takh You have. (f) āwo it-tih He has āy(a) it-tah She has. akh-nee it-tan We have. akhto(n) it-tokhoon You all have. an-ee it-tay They have.

VERB:  TO NEED/REQUIRE VERB ROOT:  S-N-Q (ܣܢܩ) TENSE:  PAST/PRETERITE INFINITIVE: [Singular] I needed: āna sniq-ly You (m) require: sniq-lookh You (f) needed: sniq-lakh He required: sniq-lih She needed: sniq-lah [Plural] We required - sniq-lan Ye needed - sniq-lokhoon They required - sniq-lay Example Sentence: We needed to talk with him - Akhny Sniq-lan ma ḥ-koyi im-ih ____________________________________ VERB:  TO NEED/REQUIRE VERB ROOT:  S-N-Q (ܣܢܩ) TENSE:  PRESENT INFINITIVE: [Singular] I need: āna k-san-qin You (m) require - k-san-qit You (f) need - k-san-qat He requires - k-san-qih She needs - k-san-qah [Plural] We require - k-san-qukh Ye need - k-san-qotun They need/require - k-san-qa Example Sentence: I need some food (k-san-qin khussa booshala) ____________________________________ VERB:  TO NEED/REQUIRE VERB ROOT:  S-N-Q (ܣܢܩ) TENSE:  FUTURE INFINITIVE: [Singular] I will need: āna bid-k-san-qin You (m) will require - bid-k-san-qit You...

Personal pronouns  Ana I At You. It doesn't matter who we are talking to ,man or woman,an elderly person or even the king himself ,we would still use 'at'. It's the same for everyone. ‘iĥu He ‘iĥi she The latter he,she can take various forms depending on the dialect. Verbs Aramaic verbs usually have a three letter root. When a male is talking the letters a,e are added. The letters a,a when a female. Ktv(root) To write Ana k a t ev  (male speaking) I write Ana k a tv a I write (female speaking) Note that in the female form the position of the consonants changes. l-v-sh To wear Ana lavesh (male) I wear Ana lavsha (female) Zvn To buy Ana zaven Ana zavna The same goes for the following verbs. Verb roots Tkl-to weigh Zrk- to throw Msr-to pass Tvr- to break Bdk-to check Pkd- to give an order

A simple dialogue follows below that will help learn some core Aramaic words , personal pronouns, some nouns and sone basic grammar. Aramaic verbs change theirs ending according to who is speaking or To to who are you speaking to. Male or female? Thus the verb zavna/zaven ,I am buying,you are buying changes depending on to the gender of the speaker or the person you are addressing. משכוכיתא, את זבנא ית חלבא   Mashkuhita at zabna yat khalava? Mashkuhita are you buying milk? אנא לא זבנא ית חלבא La,ana la zavna yat khalava. No, I'm not buying milk.  אית חלבא בביתא It khalava be-beta. There's milk at home. משכוכיתא Mashkuhita (female name) את At You זבנא Zavna You buy,are buying ית Yat This word means that the following word is in the accusative case. 'I'm buying the book '. Yat is not always used in some dialects while in others it isn't used at all. חלבא Khalava Milk לא La No/not אנא ana I זבנא Zavna I buy/ I'm buying. Female form. ב Be In,at ביתא Beta The hou...

The  phrases below are taken from ancient resources and they are not swear phrases in fact but let's just say they are censored phrases. They are in Targumic Aramaic. The purpose why I'm giving you these phrases is not to learn how to curse or swear in Aramaic but to give you an aspect of Aramaic as a communication ,a living language as if talking to real people, speakers of Aramaic. You should never use profanity against someone moreover in Aramaic. גירא בעינך girʾa beʿeinakh (to male) An arrow into your eye! גירא girʾa arrow ב Be To,in (preposition of place) עינ ʿein eye or  עינא ʿeina the eye, eye ך -kh suffix  Your גירא בעיניך   gyrʾa beʿynykh (to female) An arrow into your eye! And when cursing yourself. גירא בעיני girʾa beʿeini An arrow to my eye! עפרא לפומך ʿaphrʾa lephumakh Dirt in your mouth! (to male) עפרא ʿaphrʾa Dirt ל Le To preposition of direction. פומ Phuma mouth When you curse yourself saying something like 'damn me!' then you use the following phrase...

Shlam'alokhon Peace be upon you. Shlomo (aydarbo-hit / hat?) Hello Munyo ishmokh or ishmukh / ishmakh or ishmekh? What's your name? Ishmi ____ yo My name is ...... Kma shinay'wit? (m)  Kma shinay'wat? (f) How old are you? Dakheet(oon)? How are you? Guritly? (to male) Guratly? (to female) Will you marry me? Malpannah (male) Malpantah (female) Teacher Ta lakha/Heeya akha Come here Yat moo? (colloquial, to both genders) Yat'et moody (m) Yat'at moody (f) You know what? La khoosh / La azit Don't go. Bayit hayaranokh (to male) Bayat hayaranakh? (to a female) Can I help you? Tawdi Thank you

חולפנא khulfana price מא חולפנא Ma khulfana? What's the price?How much? זוזא zuz (monetary unit) זוזין zuzin Zuz (plural) דגמלא gamla Camel מא חולפנא דגמלא Ma khulfana degamla? What's the camel's price? חולפנא דגמלא זוזא Khulfana de-gamla zuza. The camel's price is one zuz. עיזא ʕiza goat  ד de of ? מא חולפנא דעיזא Ma khulfana de ʕiza ? What is the goat's price? How much for the goat? חולפנא דעיזא תלתא זוזין  Khulfana de-ʕiza tlata zuzin. The goat's price is three zuz. כלבא kalba dog מא חולפנא דכלבא Ma khulfana dekalba? How much for the dog? דתורתא Toorta cow מא חולפנא דתורתא Ma khulfana de toorta? What's the cow's price?