(First Lesson) (Introduction to the Alphabet)

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1 ܗܪ ܕ (First Lesson) (Introduction to the Alphabet) ܐ. ܐ (ab-gad) We shall begin by introducing the first four letters of the Syriac Alphabet which in Syriac-Aramaic is called abgad and is also the name giving to the Syriac Alphabet -- (From the Throat) ܐ ء o-laf أ لاف b (From the Lips) ܒ ب g (From the Upper Palette) [ g as in goose] béa ب ث ܓ چ go-mal ك م ال d (From the Tongue) ܕ ܕ د do-laa د ث ل

2 Exercise (Re-write the following letters 5 times. The Aramaic language is written right-to-left) ܓ ܒ ܒ ܐ ܕ The Second Word is hawaz ܒ. ܗܘܙ (ha-waz) h (From the Upper Throat) ܗ ܗ ه w (From the Lips) ܘܘ ܘ و waw و او z (From the Upper ܙ ܙ ز Teeth) zayn ز ین hé ه ا

3 Exercise (Re-write the following letters 5 times. The Aramaic language consists of 22 letters) ܙ ܙ ܘ ܘ ܗ ܗ The Third Word is HaTee ܓ. (Ha-Tee) H (From the Bottom of the Throat) ܚ ح HéA ح ث T (From the Tongue) ܛ ط TéA ط ث y (From the Upper ܕ ܝ ي Palette) yood ی وذ

4 Exercise (Re-write the following letters 5 times) ܚ ܚ ܛ ܝ ܝ The Fourth Word is kalman ܕ. (kal-man) k (From the Upper ܟ ك Palette) kof ك ف l (From the Tongue) ܠ ل lo-mad ل م ذ m (From the Lips) ܡ م meem م یم n (From the Tongue) ܢ ܢ ن noon ن ون

5 Exercise (Re-write the following letters 5 times) ܢ ܡ ܡ ܠ ܠ ܟ ܟ The Fifth Word is saipas ܗ. (sai-pas) s (From the Upper Teeth) س ܣ sém-kaa سمك اث ع ܥ ܐܘ Ié or Iayn p (From the Lips) ع ا او ع ی ن ܦ ف I (No English Equivalent. From the Bottom of the Throat) S (From the Upper Teeth and Middle of the Throat) pé ف ا ܨܕ ܨ ص So-Dé ص وذ

6 Exercise (Re-write the following letters 5 times) ܥ ܥ ܦ ܦ ܨ ܨ ܣ ܣ The Sixth Word is qarcat ܘ. (qar-cat) q (From the Upper Palette) r (From the Lower Teeth) c (From the Lower Teeth) [ sh as in shelf] ق ܩ ܦ qoof ق ف ܪ ܪ ر reec ش ܫ ریش ceen ش ین t (From the Tongue) ܬܘ ܬ ت taw تاو

7 Exercise (Re-write the following letters 5 times) ܩ ܩ ܪ ܫ ܫ ܬ ܙ. abgad Memorization The Easiest Way to Memorize the Syriac-Aramaic Alphabet is to Remember the Six Words (Words do not Have an Actual Meaning in Aramaic) Exercise (Re-write the following words 5 times. The letters in Aramaic are also used for numbers) ܐ (1) ܒ 2) ( ܓ 3) ( ܕ 4) ( ܗ 5) ( ܘ 6) ( ܗܘܙ ܐ Using Arabic ܗܘܙ ح ܐ ط ي ه و ز أ ب ج د ك ل م ن س ع ف ص ق ر ش ت

8 The Syriac (Aramaic) History (Part 1) (This historical material is written by other authors, and this author doesn t claim authorship of the material in the section The Syriac (Aramaic) History ) 3 Million BC 6000 BC Tools found at al- Aqbiyah between Sidon & Tyre; Kafraya and Joubb Jannine in al-biqa ; Caves of Adlun between Sidon and Tyre of Antilyas; The River Kalb and The River Ibrahim between Beirut and Byblos; The River Jauz near Batrun, and in the region of The River kabir north of Tripoli. A 25,000 to 30,000 year old human skeleton of an 8 year old boy found in a rock shelter at Kasr Aqil above Antilyas six miles north of Beirut. Continuous human habitation in Antilyas valley ever since 30,000 years ago. This also shows that since that time Mediterranean type people (Of which the Lebanese People Belong To) have inhabited the area. (Names cmo-hé) English French Arabic Karshouni Syriac ܘܢ mo-roon مارون Maro Maron ܘ Abigail Abigayil أبیجاي یل a-bee-gél ܐ ܗܡ ab-ro-hom ابراهیم Abraham Abraham ܐ Abdo Abdo عبده Iab-doo ܐܕܡ o-dom آدم Adam Adam ܐܘܪܗܝ oor-hoy الرها Edessa Edesse ܐܗܪܘܢ ah-roon هارون Aaron Aaron Ur Ur أور oor ܐܘܪ ܐܘܪ oo-reec-lém أورشلیم Jerusalem Jérusalem ܒ ee-yoob أیوب Job Job ܐ

Being Grateful. From the Resident Aalima at Hujjat KSIMC London, Dr Masuma Jaffer address:

Being Grateful. From the Resident Aalima at Hujjat KSIMC London, Dr Masuma Jaffer Email address: aalima@hujjat.org Objective.. ل ئ ن ش ك ر ت م ل ز يد ن ك م.. Surah Ibrahim: If you are grateful, I would