Shlama. I am doing research for an upcoming project and am interested in the Assyrian pantheon and Mesopotamian mythology. I've found lots of books on the subject matter, however, I want to stay away from problematic authors. For example, authors who question the continued existence of our people, etc.

Any names I should stay away from? Any names I should look into? I want to fully vet my sources as best as I can.

Baseema!

Hi All,

Wondering what the English names are for the two card games "kon-kan" and "mas-tar". I've found a game call Conquain but not sure if that's the one we play. It's been like 20+ years since I've played either.

Thanks

25yr old female… I speak Assyrian very well but not fluently (I’m learning again), I dance better than all of you 🥰🫶🏽, cook even better. I’m half Cumeta half Urmygneta… this is what I go through in 2024

Should I? Is it worth learning, I feel ill never use it.

Hi I was wondering if anyone could translate this for me? I think it might be in Persian but I’m not sure. Thanks 🩷

I'm currently travelling in the Tur Abdin region and sharing daily on X my findings and impressions. Once I come back I can do an AMA if the subreddit is interested.

https://x.com/andrealazzaroni/status/1843021643578519929

Hello everyone, I came across a book by someone named Mlle Chaumont who states, “it is well known that the term "nasraya is the usual designation of Christians in the Aramaic-speaking Churches.’ I did further investigation in dictionaries of certain Aramaic dialects such as Syriac and read that apparently the term “Nasraya” (Nasoraean) in the Syriac dictionaries it is stated that nasraya means, among other things, 'Christian'. Since I do not know Syriac, is it possible for someone to transliterate the words that are in Syriac into English that have been translated as Nazarene? Below is a photo attached from the book, “A Compendious Syriac Dictionary” by Payne Smith.

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Also does anyone know Aramaic (non Mandaic) sources that call Christians “Nasraya” (not Nazoraeans)? Thanks

Hello, I came across a text in a couple of books that apparently in the book Julian Romance on page 146, there is a line where the Pagan inhabitants Harrän feared that when Julian will leave their town, "the dark night of Nasrayuii" could fall upon them. I was looking after the Nasrayuii in the text and below I have attached page 146 which is supposedly where the term "Nasrayuii" and I was wondering if anyone can point out which sentence it is in because I don't know an ounce of Syriac. If the term "Nasrayuii" does not occur in here, then does anyone know where it occurs in the text? Thank you.

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https://archive.org/details/iulianosderabtru0000juli/page/n127/mode/2up?view=theater

Maintaining the culture is a priority for many Assyrians. If you are opposed to your child marrying a non-Assyrian, would you cut ties with them if they did so? Is culture more important than family?

I keep on hearing that the numbers of Assyrians are decreasing. Is that because Assyrians aren’t having children?

Growing up in America, I heard horrendous stories about close relatives ostracizing family members who chose to marry non-Assyrians.

What kind of monster disowns their own siblings and blood kin because they chose to marry somebody from outside of the culture? And to think that these people consider themselves Christians, is even more abhorrent.

Xenophobia (hatred of “outsiders”) has no place in any culture. And those who align themselves with this type of ethno-nationalism, shouldn’t be surprised when they notice that their numbers are decreasing.

Hello

I want some history Books that talk's about Assyrian history

Hello all. I'm an English man, 18 years old. I have a very devout perspective on my Catholic faith, and recently I began to talk to an Assyrian woman (aged 20) in Dohuk, Kurdistan. She's very proud of her heritage and also very religious. She's complimented me a lot and espouses how she finds me attractive. I have heard, however, that marrying into an Assyrian community is virtually impossible or otherwise extremely hard.

I do think that the distance we have from each other is a reason to believe she wishes the long term for us, however I have heard that Assyrian women can engage in short term relationships (not something I'm interested in) or that some Middle Eastern people engage in this sort of behaviour for the sake of a visa, or even that parental objections pose an obstacle to her marrying outside of her ethnic background. May God forbid these to become reality, I do see a future with her.

These worries have haunted me for a little while and I'm looking for advice. Is this pairing feasible, will marriage be something that happens after a long time or rather something that I should be looking forward to after just a few visits? She speaks basic English and I know some Arabic, although my next steps are to learn the script properly and probably later in life to learn her dialect of Syriac. I have always been interested in Christian and Pre-Islamic Middle Eastern cultures.

May God preserve you in His infinite mercy. Thank you all in advance.

Hello, I am looking for the corret way(s) to say and write ofc "Divine will" or "God's will"

There are more variations like "Sebyonokh d'Alaha" or "Sebyonokh Alaha", "Sebyonokh Alahiya" or "Re'yana d'Alaha" or "Mutsa d'Alaha" would somebody be able to explain the difference to me?

I kno wnothing, but I am most inclined towards ܨܒܝܢܟ ܐܠܗܝܐ and ܨܒܝܢܟ ܕܐܠܗ

Hello everybody! Me again, with my short stories, that I write in order to learn Western Assyrian. As always, I am looking for feedback and corrections on grammar, vocabulary, and syntax. Thank you enormously for your help! I will write the short story in Surayt, followed by the English version.

ܐܰܕܝܰܘܡܰܐ ܐܳܒܰܥܘܰܝܢܳܐ ܕܶܐܙܙܺܝܢܳܐ ܠܗ̱ܽܘ ܡܰܣܚܝܳܐ ܠܰܫܰܢ ܕܣܳܚܶܢܳܐ ܠܚܕ݂ܳܐ ܫܳܥܬ݂ܳܐ ܒܪܰܡܫܳܐ. ܚܰܫܺܝܫܳܐ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܡܰܣܚܝܳܐ ܣܟ݂ܺܝܪܳܐ ܝܳܐ ܠܟܽܠܶܗ ܐܰܕܝܰܪܚܳܐ. ܟܳܠܳܙܰܡܠܺܝ ܕܣܳܝܰܡܢܳܐ ܕܽܘܪܳܫܳܐ ܓܽܘܫܡܳܢܳܐ܆ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܟܳܐܕܰܥܢܳܐ ܡܶܢ̱ ܟܺܝܒܺܝ ܕܣܳܝܰܡܢܳܐ. ܗ̱ܺܝ ܫܰܢ̱ܬܳܐ ܩܰܕ̱ܡܰܝܬܳܐ ܕܳܪܰܫܘܰܝܢܳܐ ܒܗ̱ܽܘ ܟ݁ܺܝܟ݁ܒܳܘܟ݁ܣܺܝܢܓ݁܆ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܟܳܐܒܰܥܢܳܐ ܕܕܳܥܰܪܢܳܐ ܠܗ̱ܺܝ ܡܰܕܪܰܫܬܳܐ ܕܟ݁ܺܝܟ݁ܒܳܘܟ݁ܣܺܝܢܓ݁ ܐܽܘܥܕܳܐ. ܓܕܳܥܰܪܢܳܐ ܠܬܰܡܳܢ̱ ܒܶܐܫܡܳܐ ܝܰܪ̈ܚܶܐ. ܐܽܘܥܕܳܐ ܟܳܠܳܙܰܡܠܺܝ ܕܡܰܫܶܪܢܳܐ ܘܕܡܰܫܟܰܚܢܳܐ ܚܰܕ̱ ܕܽܘܪܳܫܳܐ ܓܽܘܫܡܳܢܳܐ ܕܣܳܝܰܡܢܳܐ ܐܰܕܝܰܪܚܳܐ ܀

Today, I wanted to go to the pool to swim for an hour in the evening. Sadly, the pool is closed for the entire month. I must do sport, but I don't know what I can do. Last year, I trained in kickboxing, but I don't want to return to the kickboxing school right now. I will return there in a few months. Now, I must think and find a sport to do this month.

Hello! Me again, learning Surayt.

My fourth attempt (posted on the assyria sub) got answered quickly, so I composed a fifth short text. In this one, I took the difficulty up a notch, so I expect it to have many mistakes! I incorporated 2nd and 3rd person conjugations. It is the story of two men, walking together, who find themselves in front of a clothes shop, where one of the men buys shoes for his son.

As always, any feedback and correction of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary is appreciated! Here is the English version, followed by the Surayt version.

Isaac and John were walking together when they arrived in front of a clothes shop. John said to Isaac: do you need to buy clothes? Isaac answered him, saying: no, but my son needs new shoes. After buying the shoes, Isaac went to his home and called his son: come to see these new shoes. His son rejoiced and said to him: thank you very much, I like them a lot!

ܗ̱ܽܘ ܐܺܝܣܚܰܩ ܘܗ̱ܽܘ ܝܽܘܚܰܢܳܢ ܡܛܰܝܠܺܝܢ̱ܘܰܐ ܥܰܡ ܚ̈ܕ݂ܳܕ݂ܶܐ ܗ̱ܺܝ ܢܰܩܠܰܐ ܐܰܬܶܢ ܩܕܳܡ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܽܘܟܰܢܳܐ ܕܗ̱ܰܐ ܠܒ݂ܽܘ̈ܫܶܐ. ܐ̱ܡܶܪܠܶܗ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܝܽܘܚܰܢܳܢ ܠܗ̱ܽܘ ܐܺܝܣܚܰܩ܆ ܟܳܠܳܙܰܡܠܽܘܟ݂ ܕܙܶܒ݂ܢܰܬ ܔܽܘ̈ܠܶܐ؟ ܡܦܰܢܶܠܶܗ ܠܶܗ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܐܺܝܣܚܰܩ ܘܐ̱ܡܶܪܠܶܗ܆ ܠܳܐ܆ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܐܰܒܪܺܝ ܟܳܐܒܰܥ ܫ̈ܰܟܰܠܶܐ ܚ̈ܰܕ̱ܬܶܐ. ܒܶܬ݂ܶܪ ܡܶܢ̱ ܙܒ݂ܶܢܠܶܗ ܗ̱ܰܐ ܫ̈ܰܟܰܠܶܐ ܐܰܙܙܶܗ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܐܺܝܣܚܰܩ ܠܗ̱ܽܘ ܒܰܝܬܰܝܕܶܗ ܘܩܪܶܠܶܗ ܠܗ̱ܽܘ ܐܰܒܪܶܗ܆ ܬܽܘܟ݂ ܗܰܪܟܶܐ ܕܚܳܙܰܬ ܗ̱ܰܐ ܫ̈ܰܟܰܠܰܐ ܗ̱ܢܺܝ ܚ̈ܰܕ̱ܬܶܐ. ܚܰܕܺܝ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܐܰܒܪܶܗ ܘܐ̱ܡܶܪܠܶܗ ܠܶܗ܆ ܬܰܘܕܺܝ ܣܰܓܺܝ܆ ܟܳܪܳܚܰܡܢܰܢܢܶܗ ܓ݂ܰܠܰܒܶܐ ܀

Hello! Here I come again. I am currently learning Western Assyrian, so I wrote a short text for practice. Any feedback will be appreciated, and please correct any grammar or vocabulary mistake I made. Thank you for your help!

ܐܰܬ݂ܡܶܠ ܐܺܝܬܗ̱ܰܐ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܥܶܐܕܳܐ ܕܗ݈ܺܝ ܡܶܫܬܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܕܗ݈ܐ ܡܳܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܗ݈ܺܝ ܐܬ݂ܬܰܝܕܺܝ. ܗܰܘܶܢ ܬܠܶܬܺܝ ܐܶܫ̈ܢܶܐ ܓܰܒ݂ܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ. ܣܶܡܠܰܢ ܚܰܓܳܐ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܥܰܡ ܗ̱ܺܝ ܐܺܝܩܰܪܬ݂ܳܐ. ܟܰܝܺܝܒ݂ܳܐ ܗ̱ܘܰܝܢܳܐ ܡܶܩܶܡ ܐܰܬ݂ܡܶܠ܆ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܬܰܘܕܺܝ ܠܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܦܰܝܺܝܫܳܢܳܐ ܟܰܝܺܝܒ݂ܳܐ. ܘܰܐܕܝܰܘܡܰܐ ܐܳܢܳܐ ܘܰܐܬ݂ܬܰܝܕܺܝ ܓܶܙܙܺܝܢܰܢ̱ ܠܗ̱ܺܝ ܥܺܕ̱ܬܳܐ܆ ܘܺܐܝܢܰܩܠܰܐ ܓܙܳܒܰܢܳܐ ܨܽܘ̈ܠܶܐ܆ ܒܶܬܶܪ ܡܶܢ̱ ܕܡܰܦܬܪܺܝܢܰܢ̱ ܀

Yesterday, it was the wedding anniversary of my wife's parents. They have been married for thirty years. We made a big feast with the family. I was sick before yesterday, but thank God I wasn't sick anymore. And today, my wife and I will go to church, and then I will buy shoes, after eating (pl.; lit. after that we eat) breakfast.

Shlamalokhoun!

I am a Shia Iraqi, and my man is Assyrian from the city of Mosul, Iraq. I really appreciate his culture, and want to learn more about it, and have even picked up Assyrian to learn the language. Despite my efforts, I find it hard to find reliable sources, as each source is giving me a different translation, and I really want to surprise him by learning fluent Assyrian. Any advice on how to help my case so that I can learn Assyrian effectively and with accuracy, especially his dialect (as I've got to learn there are different dialects)? I really want to pick up Assyrian for both him and his family, to be closer to their heritage. It is a very beautiful, yet difficult language, however, I am up for the challenge, as they all speak Assyrian, and I want to partake in their beautiful, minority heritage.

Tawdi, Allah hawe minnokhoun!

Hello! I am currently learning Western Assyrian. Here is my attempt at producing a text. If someone could give me a feedback, help me with the words I don't know, and correct my mistakes, I would be very grateful!

ܫܠܳܡܳܐ. ܐܶܫܡܺܝ ܫܰܪܒܶܝܠ ܝܳܐ. ܐܳܢܳܐ ܡܰܠܦܳܢܳܐ ܐ݈ܢܳܐ ܕܒܺܝܳܘܠܳܘܓܺܝܰܐ. ܟܶܐܙܙܺܝ ܠܗ݈ܽܘ ܥܒ݂ܳܕܰܝܕܺܝ ܒܗ݈ܽܘ ܐܳܘܛܳܘܒܽܘܣ. ܒܗ݈ܽܘ ܦܶܠܓܰܢܳܐ ܕܫܰܢ݈ܬܳܐ ܟܶܬܠܺܝ ܬܪܶܝܢ groups ܘܟܳܡܰܘܠܶܦܢܳܐ ܬܪܶܝܢ classes. ܒܗ݈ܽܘ ܝܰܘܡܰܢܳܐ ܟܶܬ ܗ݈ܘܰܝܠܺܝ ܥܒ݂ܳܕܳܐ܆ ܡܰܘܠܶܦܠܺܝ ܥܰܠ ܗ݈ܽܘ ܡܽܘܚܳܐ.

Hi everyone,

I am working on a short fiction story and want to incorporate details, including history, of a ktheewtah--the written prayer that a priest or shamash might write. My mom was given one during her youth to alleviate long episodes of terrible headaches. Not sure what the English word for such a thing is, or its history in the Assyrian/Christian belief system.

Any help is appreciated!