Assyrian: East meets West

Phiruel said:
What does wirra mean?
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It means "passed", but "shapta t'wirra" that sentence, it means "last week". Shapta t'pidla can also be used, and it has the same meaning.



 
Phiruel said:
Can someone translate: "Can we go now?" or I would like to leave.
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I would like to leave

Bayen Azen (male)
Bayan Azan (female) 

Can we go now

(female)

Chumsan Azakh makha (Chumsan is used by Assyrians from Iran) replace the a with a e and its for a male
Mahsekh Azakh Makha 

 
Yumsekh/Masekh Azekh Makha is literally translated to "Can we leave from here"

"Can we go now" is "Yumsekh or Masekh Azekh Hadiya?"

 
You guys can't go around comparing any of our modern dialects to Akkadian because I don't think anyone knows what it sounds like, Aramaic on the other hand you can, but all in all I think both of the dialects eastern and western are influenced by their regions and whatever historical background was around them.
 
DonTELGA said:
I am curious to know,
1) Did we eastern and western Assyrians speak the same dilect during our empire days?
2) IF so, how and why did the dilects split into 2 types....Shlama/Shlomo?
Thanks
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there were more. there was another western dialect of urhay. don't know what is was called but it died during all the genocides/crimes against assyrians.
 
tihe-othur said:
there were more. there was another western dialect of urhay. don't know what is was called but it died during all the genocides/crimes against assyrians.
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I think you're talking about the Mlahso one.
 
Phiruel please keep going.

I am planning to learn the West dialect so i'm very interested.

How do you say "I like/want"
 
david08 said:
Phiruel please keep going.

I am planning to learn the West dialect so i'm very interested.

How do you say "I like/want"
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David,

Phiruel doesn't post here anymore, but she is on Facebook if you have an account.

:bigarmhug:
 
david08 said:
Phiruel please keep going.

I am planning to learn the West dialect so i'm very interested.

How do you say "I like/want"
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By the way:

I like = G-rohamno
I want = K-oba'no

Both are the male versions.  Female is:

I like = G-ruhmono
I want = K-ub'ono

For "I don't like" or "I don't want" add "Lo" in front of the phrase.
 
waleeta said:
By the way:

I like = G-rohamno
I want = K-oba'no

Both are the male versions.  Female is:

I like = G-ruhmono
I want = K-ub'ono

For "I don't like" or "I don't want" add "Lo" in front of the phrase.
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waleeta habibto, the "G" describes the future form.

It must be so:

I like = k-roHamno (male)  ܟܪܚܡܢܐ/ ܟܪܚܡ ܐ̱ܢܐ
I want = k-oba'no (male); the: ' stands for the letter 'eh ܟܒܥܢܐ/ ܟܒܥ ܐ̱ܢܐ

I like = k-roHmono (female) ܟܪܚܡܐ ܐ̱ܢܐ
I want = k-ob'ono (female) ܟܒܥܐ ܐ̱ܢܐ
 
FYI....

The new Zinda Magazine is out; in the editors article about "our langauge is dying", he mentioned the Assyrian Preservation Society sending our daily "Assyrian Word of the Day" text messages.

If you would like to receive the text message please email the following to assyrianism@gmail.com:

  • First Name
  • Last Name
  • Cell/Mobile number (upper 48 U.S. only), check your text message rates with your service provider.

Sorry Canada and all the other Assyrians in the world  :imsorry:

If you do not live in the U.S. (upper 48 states), you can send us your email and we will email you the word.

Yours in Assyrianism,
Atouraya Younadam
President
Assyrian Preservation Society
Love-Honesty-Respect...the only path to unity!
 
Hich mindy -->  te - mede    / or /  hich layto mede  ( there is nothing)

Speaking ----> mah?keleh, or mish-gheleh

As told to me by Matay Arsan :)
 
Rumtaya said:
shlomo allechu habiwe alamye u alaymyatho haha...

ono othoroyo no

tihe othur
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Shlomo ahuno Ninos, ay darbo hat, umthonoyo gaboro? :)

(my feeble attempt at western!!!)
 
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