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Assyrian Language (other)
Assyrian language may refer to: * Ancient Assyrian language, a dialect of the ancient East Semitic Akkadian language * In modern Assyrian terminology, related to Neo-Aramaic languages: ** Suret language, a modern West Semitic language that belongs to the Northeastern Neo-Aramaic branch ** Turoyo language, a modern West Semitic language, part of the Central Neo-Aramaic branch See also * Assyria (other) * Assyrian (other) * Eastern Assyrian (other) * Western Assyrian (other) * Syrian language (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancient Assyrian Language
Akkadian ( ; )John Huehnergard & Christopher Woods, "Akkadian and Eblaite", ''The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages''. Ed. Roger D. Woodard (2004, Cambridge) Pages 218–280 was an East Semitic languages, East Semitic language that is attested in ancient Mesopotamia (Akkad (region), Akkad, Assyria, Isin, Larsa, Babylonia and perhaps Dilmun) from the mid-3rd millennium BC, third millennium BC until its gradual replacement in common use by Old Aramaic language, Old Aramaic among Assyrians and Babylonians from the 8th century BC. Akkadian, which is the earliest documented Semitic languages, Semitic language, is named after the city of Akkad (city), Akkad, a major centre of Mesopotamian civilization during the Akkadian Empire (–2154 BC). It was written using the cuneiform script, originally used for Sumerian language, Sumerian, but also used to write multiple languages in the region including Eblaite language, Eblaite, Hurrian language, Hurrian, Elamite lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suret Language
Suret ( �suːrɪtʰor �suːrɪθ, also known as Assyrian, refers to the varieties of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic (NENA) spoken by Christians, namely Assyrians.Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Northeastern Neo-Aramaic". Glottolog 2.2. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The various NENA dialects descend from Old Aramaic, the ''lingua franca'' in the later phase of the Assyrian Empire, which slowly displaced the East Semitic Akkadian language beginning around the 10th century BC.Bae, C. Aramaic as a Lingua Franca During the Persian Empire (538-333 BCE). Journal of Universal Language. March 2004, 1-20. They have been further heavily influenced by Classical Syriac, the Middle Aramaic dialect of Edessa, after its adoption as an official liturgical language of the Syriac churches, but Suret is not a direct descendant of Classical Syriac. Suret speakers are indigenous to Upper Mesopotamia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turoyo Language
Turoyo (), also referred to as Surayt (), or modern Suryoyo (), is a Central Neo-Aramaic language traditionally spoken by the Syriac Christian community in the Tur Abdin region located in southeastern Turkey and in northeastern Syria. Turoyo speakers are mostly adherents of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Originally spoken and exclusive to Tur Abdin, it is now majority spoken in the diaspora. It is classified as a vulnerable language. Most speakers use the Classical Syriac language for literature and worship. Its closest relatives are Mlaḥsô and western varieties of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic like Suret. Turoyo is not mutually intelligible with Western Neo-Aramaic, having been separated for over a thousand years. Etymology Term comes from the word ', meaning 'mountain', thus designating a specific Neo-Aramaic language of the mountain region of Tur Abdin in southeastern part of modern Turkey (hence ''Turabdinian'' Aramaic). Other, more general names for the language are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assyria (other)
Assyria Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , ''māt Aššur'') was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC t ... was an ancient Mesopotamian civilization. Assyria may also refer to: * Achaemenid Assyria, a province of the Achaemenid Empire * Assyria (Roman province), a province of the Roman Empire * Asoristan, a province of the Sasanid Empire * Assyrian homeland * Assyria Township, Michigan See also * Assyrian (other) * Ashur (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assyrian (other)
Assyrian may refer to: * Assyrian people, an indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia. * Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire. ** Early Assyrian Period ** Old Assyrian Period ** Middle Assyrian Empire ** Neo-Assyrian Empire ** Post-imperial Assyria * Assyrian language (other) * Assyrian Church (other) * SS ''Assyrian'', several cargo ships * ''The Assyrian'' (novel), a novel by Nicholas Guild * The Assyrian (horse), winner of the 1883 Melbourne Cup See also * Assyria (other) * Syriac (other) * Assyrian homeland, a geographic and cultural region in Northern Mesopotamia traditionally inhabited by Assyrian people * Syriac language, a dialect of Middle Aramaic that is the minority language of Syrian Christians * Upper Mesopotamia Upper Mesopotamia constitutes the Upland and lowland, uplands and great outwash plain of northwestern Iraq, northeastern Syria and southeastern Turkey, in the northern Middle East. Since the early Musli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Assyrian (other)
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Eastern Assyrian may refer to: * someone or something related to eastern regions of Assyria, in historical or geographical sense * someone or something related to Eastern Assyrians, in the context of modern Assyrian terminology * someone or something related to Eastern Assyrian dialects (in modern Assyrian terminology). See also * Assyria (other) * Assyrian (other) * Western Assyrian (other) * Assyrian language (other) Assyrian language may refer to: * Ancient Assyrian language, a dialect of the ancient East Semitic Akkadian language * In modern Assyrian terminology, related to Neo-Aramaic languages: ** Suret language, a modern West Semitic language that belongs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Assyrian (other)
Western Assyrian may refer to: * someone or something related to western regions of Assyria, in historical or geographical sense * someone or something related to Western Assyrians, in the context of modern Assyrian terminology * someone or something related to Western Assyrian dialects (in modern Assyrian terminology), including: ** Turoyo language, a Neo-Aramaic language spoken in the Tur Abdin region, southeastern Turkey, and in northeastern Syria ** Mlahsô language, a critically endangered Neo-Aramaic language that was spoken in southeastern Turkey and northeastern Syria * the Western Aramaic languages, a branch of the Aramaic languages that today only exists in the form of Western Neo-Aramaic See also * Assyria (other) * Assyrian (other) * Eastern Assyrian (other) * Assyrian language (other) Assyrian language may refer to: * Ancient Assyrian language, a dialect of the ancient East Semitic Akkadian language * In modern Assyrian terminolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
