…Aramaic, and Ancient Greek and have done for 25+ years.
I’m getting rusty now, by my God! It was never more clear that crazy foo who was so nasty, had never even cracked a book. That’s the state of some Jewish people, or people who self-identify as practicing Judaism. A woman who believes in…
I’m getting rusty now, by my God! It was never more clear that crazy foo who was so nasty, had never even cracked a book. That’s the state of some Jewish people, or people who self-identify as practicing Judaism. A woman who believes in…
October 2, 2026 at 3:27 PM
…Aramaic, and Ancient Greek and have done for 25+ years.
I’m getting rusty now, by my God! It was never more clear that crazy foo who was so nasty, had never even cracked a book. That’s the state of some Jewish people, or people who self-identify as practicing Judaism. A woman who believes in…
I’m getting rusty now, by my God! It was never more clear that crazy foo who was so nasty, had never even cracked a book. That’s the state of some Jewish people, or people who self-identify as practicing Judaism. A woman who believes in…
My first Syriac book was this, and I've been interested in Aramaic in all its varieties ever since.
October 2, 2026 at 2:35 PM
My first Syriac book was this, and I've been interested in Aramaic in all its varieties ever since.
Mary Calls Me Maestro
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).
www.openbible.info/topics/mary_...
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).
www.openbible.info/topics/mary_...
What Does the Bible Say About Mary Magdalene?
Bible verses about Mary Magdalene
www.openbible.info
October 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Mary Calls Me Maestro
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).
www.openbible.info/topics/mary_...
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).
www.openbible.info/topics/mary_...
Ok legit but the problem is it only has 5 vowels and I firmly believe in ā (which I pronounce like a Persian). I can accept that Jewish Aramaic had only six vowels and merged long and short e, but I cannot accept the loss of my favorite vowel in the world.
October 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Ok legit but the problem is it only has 5 vowels and I firmly believe in ā (which I pronounce like a Persian). I can accept that Jewish Aramaic had only six vowels and merged long and short e, but I cannot accept the loss of my favorite vowel in the world.
in ramban’s introduction to genesis he cites syriac sapientia salomonis and translates it into hebrew
note that by ספר מתורגם he means simply “aramaic book”
note that by ספר מתורגם he means simply “aramaic book”
October 2, 2026 at 12:24 PM
in ramban’s introduction to genesis he cites syriac sapientia salomonis and translates it into hebrew
note that by ספר מתורגם he means simply “aramaic book”
note that by ספר מתורגם he means simply “aramaic book”
*regular judeo-aramaic i mean
October 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
*regular judeo-aramaic i mean
rambaN on deut. 21:14 cites syriac judith under the name “the scroll of shoshan” (because he probably had an apocrypha compilation that started with the book of susanna)
ignore the vowels, they were added by a jew who did not know syriac and vocalized it as if it were aramaic
ignore the vowels, they were added by a jew who did not know syriac and vocalized it as if it were aramaic
October 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
rambaN on deut. 21:14 cites syriac judith under the name “the scroll of shoshan” (because he probably had an apocrypha compilation that started with the book of susanna)
ignore the vowels, they were added by a jew who did not know syriac and vocalized it as if it were aramaic
ignore the vowels, they were added by a jew who did not know syriac and vocalized it as if it were aramaic
i like judeo-syriac, which is just syriac transcribed in hebrew script but is not the same thing as aramaic
October 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
i like judeo-syriac, which is just syriac transcribed in hebrew script but is not the same thing as aramaic
Is she aware that Hebrew has used the Aramaic alephbet for the past 2500 years?
Dunno if Aram-Damascus was a "brutal empire", I think the alephbet is the only thing they're known for. It just works better with pen-on-parchment, while paleo-Hebrew and Phoenecian worked best with stylus-on-clay.
Dunno if Aram-Damascus was a "brutal empire", I think the alephbet is the only thing they're known for. It just works better with pen-on-parchment, while paleo-Hebrew and Phoenecian worked best with stylus-on-clay.
October 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Is she aware that Hebrew has used the Aramaic alephbet for the past 2500 years?
Dunno if Aram-Damascus was a "brutal empire", I think the alephbet is the only thing they're known for. It just works better with pen-on-parchment, while paleo-Hebrew and Phoenecian worked best with stylus-on-clay.
Dunno if Aram-Damascus was a "brutal empire", I think the alephbet is the only thing they're known for. It just works better with pen-on-parchment, while paleo-Hebrew and Phoenecian worked best with stylus-on-clay.
I criticise modern Hebrew only because Aramaic was RIGHT THERE and has like every word imaginable attested already. Also I hate the r. But these are like dumb personal opinions that I don’t try to make seriously.
I hate when layfolk criticise language because they don’t *believe* they are layfolk.
I hate when layfolk criticise language because they don’t *believe* they are layfolk.
October 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I criticise modern Hebrew only because Aramaic was RIGHT THERE and has like every word imaginable attested already. Also I hate the r. But these are like dumb personal opinions that I don’t try to make seriously.
I hate when layfolk criticise language because they don’t *believe* they are layfolk.
I hate when layfolk criticise language because they don’t *believe* they are layfolk.
The village speaks Western Armenian, not Western Aramaic 😄 I wish there were Aramaic-speaking islands in Lebanon or Latakia for example 😢 It would've been very interesting to see how they compare with Maaloula, but alas.
October 2, 2026 at 11:17 AM
The village speaks Western Armenian, not Western Aramaic 😄 I wish there were Aramaic-speaking islands in Lebanon or Latakia for example 😢 It would've been very interesting to see how they compare with Maaloula, but alas.
Fun fact: this specific controversy became a lasting schism due to one side formalizing their theology in Syriac/Edessan Aramaic and using terms that did not map nearly to the Greek terms used by the other sides.
October 2, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Fun fact: this specific controversy became a lasting schism due to one side formalizing their theology in Syriac/Edessan Aramaic and using terms that did not map nearly to the Greek terms used by the other sides.
Really? That’s incredible. Are there any Aramaic-speaking villages around the area?
October 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Really? That’s incredible. Are there any Aramaic-speaking villages around the area?
I'm none of the above dude
Aramaic and Semitic has been used way before America existed and before Christianity existed
What are you on about
اللغة الارامية والساميين حتى في كتب الاسلامية ترا انت بس مفهي
Aramaic and Semitic has been used way before America existed and before Christianity existed
What are you on about
اللغة الارامية والساميين حتى في كتب الاسلامية ترا انت بس مفهي
October 2, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I'm none of the above dude
Aramaic and Semitic has been used way before America existed and before Christianity existed
What are you on about
اللغة الارامية والساميين حتى في كتب الاسلامية ترا انت بس مفهي
Aramaic and Semitic has been used way before America existed and before Christianity existed
What are you on about
اللغة الارامية والساميين حتى في كتب الاسلامية ترا انت بس مفهي
Interesting. Surprising how little attention Turkmen of Syria/Iraq receive linguistically. Jews from Kirkuk saw Arabic as a Jewish language in town because Muslims around them spoke ‘Turki’, but I rarely hear the language described in detail in an Iraqi context (comp. to Arabic, Aramaic & Kurdish).
October 2, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Interesting. Surprising how little attention Turkmen of Syria/Iraq receive linguistically. Jews from Kirkuk saw Arabic as a Jewish language in town because Muslims around them spoke ‘Turki’, but I rarely hear the language described in detail in an Iraqi context (comp. to Arabic, Aramaic & Kurdish).
9th graders staring at me like I'm speaking Aramaic when I referenced Mean Girls.
Gretchen So Fetch
Alt: Gretchen So Fetch
static.klipy.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:27 AM
9th graders staring at me like I'm speaking Aramaic when I referenced Mean Girls.
Question for you all: I have a 75-minute video of me chanting in Hebrew and Aramaic, and an ODT file that includes all the text in it. Anyone have any recommendations for a good open-source aligner I could use to make subtitles more easily?
October 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Question for you all: I have a 75-minute video of me chanting in Hebrew and Aramaic, and an ODT file that includes all the text in it. Anyone have any recommendations for a good open-source aligner I could use to make subtitles more easily?
"Are you really needed in *South Carolina,* sir??"
"What? No, we're selling Deripaska that mine full of blood we found last month"
"Sir?!"
[Marco Rubio begins shrieking Aramaic profanities into a pillow]
"Little Marco so worried, I assure you, we'll plug the overflow by next year"
"What? No, we're selling Deripaska that mine full of blood we found last month"
"Sir?!"
[Marco Rubio begins shrieking Aramaic profanities into a pillow]
"Little Marco so worried, I assure you, we'll plug the overflow by next year"
October 2, 2026 at 2:03 AM
"Are you really needed in *South Carolina,* sir??"
"What? No, we're selling Deripaska that mine full of blood we found last month"
"Sir?!"
[Marco Rubio begins shrieking Aramaic profanities into a pillow]
"Little Marco so worried, I assure you, we'll plug the overflow by next year"
"What? No, we're selling Deripaska that mine full of blood we found last month"
"Sir?!"
[Marco Rubio begins shrieking Aramaic profanities into a pillow]
"Little Marco so worried, I assure you, we'll plug the overflow by next year"
📖 Brooklyn Museum Aramaic Paryri: New Documents of the Fifth Century B.C. from the Jewish Colony at Elephantine by Emil Gottlieb Heinrich Kraeling
https://isbn.nu/9780405008733
https://isbn.nu/9780405008733
October 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
📖 Brooklyn Museum Aramaic Paryri: New Documents of the Fifth Century B.C. from the Jewish Colony at Elephantine by Emil Gottlieb Heinrich Kraeling
https://isbn.nu/9780405008733
https://isbn.nu/9780405008733
The traditional Aramaic greeting for the day is פִּתְקָא טָבָא piṯqa ṭava, literally "good note" — i.e. "may your year's fate be emended for good."
Some will say it in Yiddish — אַ גוט קוויטל a gut kvitl, literally "a good lil' receipt"
Some will say it in Yiddish — אַ גוט קוויטל a gut kvitl, literally "a good lil' receipt"
October 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The traditional Aramaic greeting for the day is פִּתְקָא טָבָא piṯqa ṭava, literally "good note" — i.e. "may your year's fate be emended for good."
Some will say it in Yiddish — אַ גוט קוויטל a gut kvitl, literally "a good lil' receipt"
Some will say it in Yiddish — אַ גוט קוויטל a gut kvitl, literally "a good lil' receipt"
....... Before Hengel's work, scholars sharply divided
the ancient Jewish world into "Palestinian Judaism"
(seen as isolated, conservative, and Hebrew/Aramaic-speaking)
& "Diaspora Judaism"
(seen as Greek-speaking and deeply assimilated).
*
the ancient Jewish world into "Palestinian Judaism"
(seen as isolated, conservative, and Hebrew/Aramaic-speaking)
& "Diaspora Judaism"
(seen as Greek-speaking and deeply assimilated).
*
October 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
....... Before Hengel's work, scholars sharply divided
the ancient Jewish world into "Palestinian Judaism"
(seen as isolated, conservative, and Hebrew/Aramaic-speaking)
& "Diaspora Judaism"
(seen as Greek-speaking and deeply assimilated).
*
the ancient Jewish world into "Palestinian Judaism"
(seen as isolated, conservative, and Hebrew/Aramaic-speaking)
& "Diaspora Judaism"
(seen as Greek-speaking and deeply assimilated).
*
it's such a good Sukkot movie, if anyone is interested
it's called "Ushpizin" which is Aramaic for "guests" (& in the Zohar a most mysterious & auspicious word😋)
youtu.be/NPIPrQAtIz4?...
it's called "Ushpizin" which is Aramaic for "guests" (& in the Zohar a most mysterious & auspicious word😋)
youtu.be/NPIPrQAtIz4?...
Ushpizin - Sukkot Prayer Scene
YouTube video by ByWayofBeautyDotCom
youtu.be
October 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
it's such a good Sukkot movie, if anyone is interested
it's called "Ushpizin" which is Aramaic for "guests" (& in the Zohar a most mysterious & auspicious word😋)
youtu.be/NPIPrQAtIz4?...
it's called "Ushpizin" which is Aramaic for "guests" (& in the Zohar a most mysterious & auspicious word😋)
youtu.be/NPIPrQAtIz4?...
Syriac/aramaic writing may be the most beautiful of scripts.
Tbh imo it's a tight contest between the liney scripts: Arabic, Sanskrit, Syriac.
Tbh imo it's a tight contest between the liney scripts: Arabic, Sanskrit, Syriac.
October 1, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Syriac/aramaic writing may be the most beautiful of scripts.
Tbh imo it's a tight contest between the liney scripts: Arabic, Sanskrit, Syriac.
Tbh imo it's a tight contest between the liney scripts: Arabic, Sanskrit, Syriac.
Stop using the Judeo‑Christian term “Aramaic” and Semitic.
October 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Stop using the Judeo‑Christian term “Aramaic” and Semitic.