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Last modified 1/7/98
These words have been researched to get rid of the confusion between Gammal-Jammal & Kap-Chap


  • KHOWSHEEBAA - - - - sunday
  • TRROWSHEEBAA - - - - monday
  • 'TD'LOWSHEEBAA - - - - tuesday
  • URRPOWSHEEBAA - - - - wedensday
  • KHAMSHOWSHEEBAA - - - - thursday
  • RROOTAA - - - - friday


  • SHAAVOOAA (or incorrectly, SHEPTAA) - - - - saturday
  • SHEPTAA - - - - week (two meanings)
  • SHABAT'E - - - - weeks
  • YOOMAA - - - - day
  • YOOMAAN'E - - - - days
  • SHEETA - - - - year
  • SHIN'E - - - - years

    HOLIDAYS

  • EEDAA SOORRAA- - - - Christmas
  • LEL'E D EEDAA - - - - Christmas eve
  • EEDAA GOORRAA - - - - Easter
  • YOOMAA D KHISHAA - - - - day of suffering / sorrow (Good Friday)
  • EEDAA D MART MAARYAAM - - - - the day of our mistriss Mary (I gotta look this up (anyone?))
  • YOOMAA D AAVGAARR - - - - the day of King Abgar Okoomaa (the black one). December 20 is the day we commemorate our first Chirstian King, King Aavgaar Okhooma V (son of Mano). He was an Ashuree king of Edessa (a city/state in modern day northern Syria) around 32 A.D.. He had a mortal sickness (leprosy) and had told Eeshoo (Jesus) in a letter that he had heard a great deal of him and his miracles. He said he believes in him , "you must be God or the son of God and I ask you to come and cure my sickness". Jesus wrote back and said that his time was occupied but he would send his two apostles (desciples), Didymas Mar Toomaa (Thomas) and Mar Addai (Thaddaeus). After he was cured, he ordered his entire kingdom to convert to Christianity. We celebrate this day to honor the first Christian Assyrian king, Melka Aavgaarr. Thus, the Assyrians became one of the first Chirstians during the life of Eeshoo Msheekhaa (Jesus Christ). (300 years before Constantinople / Rome). We still, after 2000 years, liturigically honor him in church.
  • RREESHAA D SHEETAA - - - - beginning of year (new year)
  • BET YALDAA - - - - birthday
  • YOOMAA D QAADEESHAA - - - - holy day (holiday)
  • MOOLAADAA - - - - birth (beget) (HAASAALTAA = the act of giving birth)
  • KHA B NEESSAAN - - - - Assyrians/Babylonians new year (first of April). This day signifies the rebirth of the land and all of its offerings. Our current year is 6747. We celebrate this day for 12 days and nights. So sacred is this holiday to Assyrians and Babylonians, that when Nabonidus, the third king in seven years after Nebuchadnesser, neglected the holiday, the people were so distraught, they let Cyrus of Persia walk in Ishar's gate and take Babylon without a pouring a single drop of blood in October 539 B.C.. Cyrus was know for his clemency and religious tolerence. The Babylonians were hoping for emancipation and the freedom to celebrate their Kha B'Neesaan. Cyrus granted their wish, but soon the city disappeared from the face of the earth.
  • SHAVAA D 'TD'AABAAKH - - - - - the 7th of August , Martyer's day. Assyrians around the world acknowledge this day of the tens of thousands of Assyrian martyers and more that one million (1/3 of our population) Assyrians who were massacared by the turks, arabs, and the kurdish (along with our blood on the hands of the British). They have given their lives to the Assyrian name, their language, and for our God, Eeshoo Msheekha (Jesus Christ). Each one should be remembered for they have kept us from extinction. This is also the birthday of our most beloved hero, General Agha Petros (W.W.I)
  • BAOOTHAA D NINVAAY'E - - - - the rogation (mass fasting) of the Ninevites. Kanoon Khaaraayaa 20, 21, 22 (January 20, 21, 22) Assyrians around the world fast these three days to commemorate,reconcile, and pray for the deliverance of our nation, on the day Jonah came to Assyria via a whale and delivers God's word to the Assyrians. Upon this word, the king removes his royal robes and puts on a sack cloth. He orders all his people and animals to fast for 40 days. God spared his destruction because of this repentance.
  • YOOMAA D SHAARAA - - - - day of birth ?? I gotta look this up. Anyone?

    As you know from the Christianity page, "BREEKHAA" means 'blessed'. You will use this word in conjunction with a holiday. You can use this word alone when someone ,for example, buys or rents a house, a car, or something very nice, As you walk into the house, you say "BREEKHA" (may it be blessed).

  • EEDOOKH BREEKHA (M)/EEDAKH BREEKHA(F) - blessed be your Christmas (or Easter)(equivilant to Merry Christmas or Happy Easter).

  • BET YALDOOKH BREEKHAA(M)/BET YALDAKH BREEKHAA(F) - blessed be your birthday (equivilant to Happy Birthday).

  • RREESHAA D SHEETOOKH BRIKHTAA (M)/RREESHAA D SHEETAAKH BRIKHTAA (F) - blessed be your new year (eq. to Happy New Year)(your also say this on KHA B NISSAN).

  • MINOOKH MOODAAL'E (M) / MINAAKH MOODAAL'E (F) - - - - with you also (the response you say to someone for the above (obviously except BET YALDA (You don't say "same to you" when someone wishes you happy birthday))

    NOTE: BREEKHA stays masculine, even if you are directing your comment to
    NOTE: a female since YAALDAA and EEDAA is masculine.
    NOTE: BRIKHTAA remains feminine, even if you are directing
    NOTE: your comment to a male since SHEETAA is feminine.

    NOTE: A helpful hint. Look at the first word. If it is feminine, then
    NOTE: BREEKHA is feminine. And vice-versa.
    NOTE: A generic rule would be that if a word ends with "TA", it is feminine.
    NOTE: Example; QEDEMTA (morning) is feminine. QEDEMTAAKH BRIKHTAA (blessed be
    NOTE: your morning (good morning)).

    TIME

  • SAA'AAT - - - - hour / time / watch
  • CHARRIK - - - - quarter of an hour (15 minutes)
  • PELGAA - - - - half(1/2)
  • DAANAA - - - - time(as in the 'time' has come).
  • DAAQEEQA- - - - minute
  • RROOPAAPAA - - - - second

    Speaking in time:

  • Q: SAA'AAT CHMA EELAA? = What time is it?
  • Q: IKLOOKH SAA'AAT? = Do you have a watch?
  • A: CHARRIK QA OOJAA = quarter to 9.
  • A: CHARRIK WARA OOJAA = quarter past 9.
  • A: ISSRREE WARA OOJAA = 20 past 9.
  • A: ISSRREE QA OOJAA = 20 to 9.
  • A: PELGA WARRA OOJAA = half past 9.

    THE CALENDER

  • SOORRGAADAA - - - - calender
  • OODYOOM - - - - today
  • YARKHA - - - - month
  • DOWRAA - - - - century
  • YOOMAA (BYOOMAA) - - - - day - YOOMAN'E = days
  • BLEL'E (LEL'E) - - - - night - BLELEWAT'E = nights


  • KANOON KHAARAAYAA - - - - January
  • SHVADT - - - - February
  • AADAAR - - - - March
  • NEESSAAN - - - - April
  • YAARR - - - - May
  • KHZEERRAAN - - - - June

  • TAAMUZ - - - - July
  • 'TD'AABAAKH - - - - August
  • EELOOL - - - - September
  • TISHRIN QAAMAYAA - - - - October
  • TISHRIN KHAARAYAAA - - - - November
  • KANOON QAAMAAYAA - - - - December



  • AABAAD / ULMEEN - - - - eternity
  • ZONA - - - - time
  • QEDEMTA - - - - morning - - DAAMTAA = breakfast
  • KAAVOOTRRA - - - - noon / lunch
  • KHA RRUMSHAA - - - - evening / dinner
  • RRUMSHAA - - - - evening
  • DOWRRA - - - - generation



  • TIMMAL - - - - yesterday
  • BOMAAKHEENAA / YOOMAAKHEENAA - - - - the day before yesterday
  • OODYOOM - - - - today
  • QOODM'E - - - - tommorow
  • DAAWIRR - - - - past
  • QA'EM - - - - present
  • DAATID - - - - future


  • EEMAAN - - - - when
  • A'DEEYAA - - - - now
  • SHAARETAA - - - - starting /beginning
  • MIRREESHAA - - - - start over / from the beginning
  • PRAQTAA or SHOOLAAMAA - - - - finishing / ending
  • KHAKMAA - - - - some / few
  • KHAKMAA GA'HE - - - - sometimes


  • B'NEESAAN'E - - - - spring
  • CHEEREE'YE - - - - fall
  • SITWAA - - - - winter
  • QETAA - - - - summer
  • ZRAAQTAA D SHIMSHAA - - - - sunrise
  • GNAAYTAA D SHIMSHAA - - - - sunset
  • LAJLEJTA D SHIMSHAA - - - - sunshine
  • LAJLEJTA D SAARRAA - - - - moonlight


  • EH GAAHAY KHEETAA - - - - the next time
  • QAAMAAYAA (M) / QAAMETAA (F) ###- - - - first
  • KHAARAAYAA (M) / KHAARETAA (F) ###- - - - last
  • EH GAAHAY QAAMAAYAA (M) / QAAMETAA (F) ###- - - - the first time
  • EH GAAHAY KHARRAAYAA (M) / KHAARETAA (F) ### - - - - the last time

    ### NOTE: the gender of this word depends of the gender of the object you are speaking of.
    EX: DOORRAA KHAARRETAA - - last generation (dorraa is feminine)


  • QAAM - - - - before
  • BAARR - - - - after
  • EEMAAN - - - - during
  • HICH - - - - never
  • HEL EEMAN - - - - until when
  • AKHCHEE - - - - only


  • QEDEMTOOKH (M) / QEDEMTAAKH (F) BREEKHAA - - - - good morning
  • KHOOLMAANAAKH (F) / KHOOLMAANOOKH BREEKH'E - - - - sweet dreams
  • LELOOKH (M) / LELAAKH (F) BREEKHAA - - - - good night
  • HEMAASHAA / DAAYIM - - - - always
  • KHISHCHAA - - - - dark / darkness
  • BAARRAA - - - - light / sunlight


  • DIRRENCH - - - - late
  • JELD'E - - - - early
  • YOOKHSAA - - - - otherwise / or else
  • NAAJAASTAAN - - - - suddenly / all of a sudden / without warning
  • TAAZAA - - - - fresh / just made / just arrived
  • HAA AAHAA - - - - an expression. just now (it happened just now)


  • SHAARRETAA - - - - the beginning
  • KHAARRAAYOOTAA - - - - the end
  • BAARRHAADAAKH - - - - later
  • KHAAGAY - - - - at the same time
  • KHAAP KHAAGAY- - - - all at once
  • O SHEETAA WIRR'E - - - - the year that just passed (last year)
  • O SHEPTAA WIRR'E - - - - the week that just passed (last week)


  • MAAWAARRTAA D DAANAA - - - - the passing / spending of time
  • BUYIN MORINOON DAANEE MINAAKH - - - - i want to pass / spend my time with you
  • CHLEE - - - - stop
  • KHOOSH - - - - start
  • BESAA - - - - enough
  • KHAA REESHAA - - - - all at once / at the same time



    The words need to be spelled out in Assyrian. If you are adroit in the language, and spelling these words is as easy to you as me spelling them in english, I would appreciate the help. I don't think I will be doing this because it will take me forever to look up each word to make sure I spelled them right. Of course, all credit shall be acknowledged. Basseemaa rraabaa.

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