I’ve been trying to translate Hail Mary into classical syriac and was wondering if for the portion of the prayer “pray for us sinners” it would be grammatically correct to say “ܨܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܚܢܢ ܚܛܝ̈ܐ” if someone could help me out that would be greatly appreciated.

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I'm working on a costume of a character, and there is something written on her top. I've been looking through many resources to try to see if it's actually a language, and I think it may be Assyrian based on what I've seen online! I was wondering if anyone would be able to confirm, and if so, translate for me! Thank you so much

(I apologize for the quality of the image, it's the best I could find)

https://preview.redd.it/lvoa4okyw4xc1.jpg?width=284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a1fe115131bcdb6ffc9171d189ce9668f7e8e4d5

Hello. My family is originally from the Nochiya tribe and want to learn my dialect of Assyrian/Surit but can't find any good resources. Are there any resources online where I can learn the Nochiya dialect of Assyrian? Thanks!

Background: Hi all! My dad is Assyrian and for as long as I can remember, he has always called me and my siblings, “bab”, which I’ve always understood as a term of endearment in the Assyrian language. I’ve always loved this and so I wanted to get a tattoo of the word in Assyrian writing. I worked with him to write it out but he’s not 100% certain that the spelling or accents are correct.

We came up with what is in the image here.

Could anyone help me out and verify if this spelling is correct or tell me the correct spelling of the word, if this is wrong? I would greatly appreciate! Thank you in advance :)

I’ve been watching a lot of content from Mar Mari Emmanuel in the last few days, given the recent unfortunate events. I was wondering if anyone could offer any clarification on why Mar Mari Emmanuel has a photo of Pope Kyrollos VI behind him in his sermons. Just to avoid any confusion or offense to anyone, I don’t see any issue with this, per se, but I wasn’t aware of Pope Kyrollos being venerated to a significant degree in any churches other than the Coptic Orthodox Church. Thank you.

Our biggest advantage as assyrians is the same as the Jews; we are scattered around the world in the richest countries that exist with an instant connection to anyone of our ethnicity unlike any other nation’s peoples.

How did the Jews get back Palestine? They bought land and took it bit by bit. Yes, they moved, but to move to be subjugated by a government that does not bear our name or show us respect is not the best idea in my opinion (although it is better then forgetting your identity)

We don’t need our land to continue, just our community, language and culture. With enough wealth between ourselves, in the long run, there will come a point where the combined ability of our incomes can make great change upon any region we decide to influence.

Therefore if you are assyrian and you truly care about your heritage, money should be your no.1 concern.

A money-making culture within our community is the only way we will be relevent again.

(Edit: literally in writing this I decided to make a discord server for those who are genuinely serious about this goal and want a community of our people who have the same drive and passion, here’s the link: https://discord.gg/MZSKBHBCbw )

Hello, I need a simple way to transliterate syriac, I mean without strange characters and diacritics like: ܫܠܡܐ → šlāmā, shlama

Her name is Ashurina.

So first, I want to ask to see how do you spell her name, Ashurina in Assyrian language or alphabet.

Are there more than one way to spell it? Is there a different in spelling?

She is Assyrian who lives In Iraq, I don't know if that makes a difference?

Please advise!

It's a Surprise, so that's why I can't ask her for the spelling.

For example: If I want to make a custom made Bracelet or Necklace, with Ashurina name on it in the Assyrian language.

Are there any websites for that? Or general Assyrian jewelry and accessories?

Please let me know!

https://youtu.be/w4bCDn85Nrk?feature=shared

Can someone please translate this song for me?

Hey there, I'm not Assyrian but I enjoy some Assyrian songs. I'd like to know what dialect is used in Sargon Gabriel's music? Is it Urmian and if it's not, are they similar?

Thanks in advance.

I have come across the word iddak while reading Hammurabi. Can somebody tell me the root word that would appear in a dictionary? It is translated "he will be executed" but I want to know what the lexical form is.

What origin would the Assyrian surname ‘Mirano Yousef be from ? As Mirano is not an Assyrian name

Im an Assyrian through and through, and when I took my ancestry test I took the raw dna data and input it into a website that compares your dna with dna found in human remains. My DNA was matched with Assyrian bodies that were found in ancient Assyrian towns and ruins. I also got matched with a Lebanese crusader, which I thought was cool, however I cannot really solidify whether or not these are all true, my last name is Armenian so even if it were there they would have no way of really tracing me to Assyrians.

Essentially what I’m trying to get at is how in the world are we still around? I can never find a conclusive answer on this.

Many say we aren’t even descendants of Assyria. That wouldn’t be too far fetched, as Assyria existed thousands of years ago, what other ancient civilization still had people around today? We don’t even have a nation and yet we’re still around!

So how did we do it? And are modern day Assyrians truly directly related to those of the past?

I am Assyrian and unfortunately where I live there is no other Assyrians which has caused my family to lose touch with the language because of no more exposure. I’ve been wanting to learn it but I’m wondering where is best to start. Any suggestions?

TW: Genocide and violent topics

I am an American of Assyrian ancestry who is very removed from the culture and commuinty. Outside of my family, I only have met another Assyrian once by chance when visiting Chicago. I've been in therapy recently and reflecting a lot about my life, relationships, family, etc, as you would expect. It occurred to me that I have essentially never heard my father speak about his own father in my entire life.

I never thought very much about this until recently because my grandfather died before I was born and was substantially older than my grandmother. All I knew about him was that he moved from Urmia to the USA by himself around 1915 after many of his family members died suddenly. The family story was always that the rest of the family had died in a disease epidemic. Of course, now that I have learned more history and thought about the timeline, I understand that my great-grandparents and my grandfather's siblings likely suffered violent deaths along with many thousands of others.

As someone with little connection to the culture or community, I wonder how you think about this history? How have you thought about generational trauma that has possibly shaped who you are today? Does your family talk about this history?

This is something that I am only just beginning to reflect upon and I would love to hear your stories if you are willing to share them.