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The letter alaph takes various forms in the Syriac Serto script depending on its position in a word as do many other letters. Alaph takes three different forms, initial unconnected, middle or final unconnected and connected.  You can see the various forms in the image below. The letter doesn't represent a particular sound by itself. It is used before vowels that can be denoted with diacritics.  These diacritics can be written above or below the letter. In the image above we also got the alaph zqofo which is read as 'a' and the alaph rboso which is read as 'e' pronounced as [ε],in IPA.

איהו  Ihu He איהי Ihi She In some dialects the above mentioned would be... הוא hu He היא Hi She Back to short Aramaic lessons.

Wild animals אנא חזי ית אריא Ana khaze yat ariya. I see a lion. (male speaking) אנא חזיא ית אריא Ana khaziya yat ariya. I see a lion. (When female talking) אנא Ana I חזי Khaze  to see ית Yat Shows that the following noun is in the accusative case. אריא  ariya  lion אנא חזי ית גמלא Ana khaze yat gamla. I see a camel. גמלא  gamla  camel תעלא  ta'ala  fox חמרא khmara  donkey יונא yona  pigeon קופא  kofa  monkey איהו אמר דבביתא אית קופא Íhu ámar de be béta it kofa. (He say that in/at house there is cat.) He says that there is a cat in the house. דובא  duba  bear דיבא  deva  wolf פּילא  píla  elephant זרפא  zarafa  Giraffe נישרא  nishra eagle Domesticated animals. עיזא  'iza goat ברחא Bárkha young Buck תישא tésha elderly buck תורתא Torta Cow תורא Tora Bull קתא qata cat סוסיא súsiya horse

  By Damien Cowl “Suriston” (JPA. סוריסטון), colloquially known in English as Galilean Dialect, formed as a variant of the Western Aramaic languages in the Levant around the time of Roman rule in the region. It was spoken by the people of Galilee in northern Judea, somewhat distinct from the Samaritans or the Jews from Jerusalem. Jesus and his followers spoke in this language, for He grew up and spent most of His life in Galilean towns such as Nazareth and Capernaum. Where it shares a great deal of core vocabulary and grammar with other Aramaic dialects (as all dialects do) there are a large number of quirks and differences that make it unique. The term Galilean dialect generally refers to the form of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic spoken by people in Galilee during the late Second Temple period, for example at the time of Jesus and the disciples, as distinct from a Judean dialect spoken in Jerusalem. Decades after Jesus' death, in the aftermath of the failed Jewish revolts against the...

Negation is expressed with la no/not in Aramaic. לא La No/not משכוכיתא, את זבנא ית חלבא  Mashkuhita at zabna yat khalava? Mashkuhita are you buying milk? לא ,אנא לא זבנא ית חלבא La ,ana la zavna yat khalava. No, I'm not buying milk.  Now if you want to say 'there is not' you must use let (לית) בביתא לית מיסכא Be-beta let mishkha. (In the house there's no oil.) There's no oil in the house. בביתא Be beta In the house. מיסכא Mishka Oil לית חלבא Let khalava. There's no milk. חלבא Khaláva Milk

Introduction What is Aramaic? Is Aramaic still spoken today? What language did Jesus speak? Is Syriac and Aramaic the same? The Aramaic monolith. What is Galilean Aramaic? Which Aramaic should I learn? When did Jews shift to Aramaic? Aramaic alphabet The Aramaic script. Square Aramaic alphabet Rounded Syriac (Estrangela) Syriac Serto (Western) Syriac Madnkhaya (Eastern) Imperial Aramaic (Persian Empire) Phrases Some Aramaic greetings What's your name? Animals Buying stuff Days of the week God willing Cussing in Aramai c Darius in Aramaic God in Aramaic God why have you forsaken me? He is risen. Holy Spirit Inviting to a visit Jesus in Aramaic King of Kings Peace be upon you Rainbow in the sky. Thank you Tree of Life Grammar Basic verb conjugation Some possesive pronouns Negation He/she The verb to read in the past tense. Dialogues Shlama Barta! Hello Barta! Are you buying milk? Idioms Drunk words sober thoughts

In this lesson I'm giving you some possesive pronouns. Possession in Ancient Aramaic is formed by changing the final alef א with a yod י. ביתא Beyta House ביתי Beyti My house תורתא Torta Cow תורתי Torti My cow ידא Yada Hand ידי Yadi  My hand ספרא Sifra Book ספרי Sifri My book כיסתא Kista Bag כיסתי Kisti My bag.