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Vocabulary Guide

The shared word bank behind all our magnetic poetry kits, including Hagiy. 156 words so far, added over time as the collection grows. New words are marked so you can see what's changed since your last visit

ܐܵܬܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ

a tu ra: ia

Assyrian (people and language)

ܥܲܫܬܵܪ

Ishtar

Assyrian diety, goddess of love

ܝܵܠ ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ

Yal Soorah

Child

ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ

a la:ha

God

ܐܵܢܵܐ

A na

I

ܡܲܫܡܸܥ

Mush mi

Listen!

ܙܸܠܓܵܐ

zil ga

Shining, bright, a ray of sunshine

ܩܵܐ ܡܘܼܕܝܼ

qa moody

Why? For What reason?

ܒܘܼܩܵܪܵܐ

bu qa ra

a question

ܦܸܟܸܪ

pi kir

a thought

ܒܝܼܚܵܝܹܐ

bi kha ye

alive

ܩܵܕܝܼܡܝܼ

qa di me

ancient

ܩܸܛܡܵܐ

qit ma

ashes

ܚܵܠܬܵܐ

khal ta or khal too

aunt, mother's siter

ܫܘܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ

shwi ta or shvee ta

bed, bedding

ܡܲܝܪܵܐ

mai ra

bitter

ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܐ

aa khoo na

brother

ܒܝܼ

bi

by

ܐ݇ܬܵܐ

ta

come

ܪܩܵܕܵܐ

ra qa da

dancer

ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ

byoo mah

day or daytime

ܬܲܪܥܵܐ

tuh ra

door

ܣܦܝܼܩܵܐ

spee qa

empty

ܟܸܠܦܵܬ

kil pat

family

ܙܕܘܼܥܬ݂ܵܐ

zdu ta

fear

ܘܲܪܕܵܐ

varda or warda

flower

ܕܵܘܤܬ

dohst

friend

ܓܲܢܵܢܵܐ

ga na na

gardener

ܢܵܢܘܼܢܬܵܐ

na nun ta

grandmother

ܗܿܘܘܵܐ

au va or au wa

he

ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ

ee va or ee wa

he, she, it was

ܣܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ

so ra

hope, faith

ܩܕܝܼܠܵܐ

qdee la

ice

ܓܵܘ

Gu or gev

inside

ܢܵܫܸܩ

na shiq

kiss

ܚܲܝܘܼܬܼܵܐ

kha yu ta

life

ܒܲܗܪܵܐ

bah ra

light

ܥܘܼܗܕܵܢܵܐ

uh da na

memory

ܤܲܗܪܵܐ

sah ra

moon

ܛܘܼܪܵܐ

tu ra

mountain

ܚܵܕ݇ܬ݂ܵܐ

khe ta or khe tha

new

ܕܝܼ

di

of me

ܕܝܼܵܟ݂

Di yakh

of you, yours (female)

ܥܲܬܝܼܩܵܐ

a tee qa

old

ܚܲܕ݇

kha

one or a

ܡܸܬܪܵܐ

mit ra

rain

ܥܲܝܩܸܪ

iqr or iqra

root

ܗ݇ܘܹܠܵܗ

ee lah

she is

ܚܵܬ݂ܵܐ

kha ta or kha tha

sister

ܬܲܠܓܵܐ

tel ga

snow

ܐܵܫܘܿܪ

Aa shur

Assyrian diety

ܕܡܸܢ ܩܕܵܡ

d'min qadam

Before, prior to

ܒܕܵܝܸܡܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ

Bda i'mu tha

Forever

ܟܡܵܐ

kma

How much? How many?

ܝܘܸܢ

ee vin

I am (male)

ܓܵܫܹܩ

Ga shiq

Look!

ܐܲܝܟܵܐ

ee ka

Where?

ܪܦܵܬ݂ܬܵܐ

rpa th ta

a moment

ܡ݇ܬܵܢܵܝܬܵܐ

ta ne ta

a story

ܗܘܼܝܡܵܢܵܐ

hu i ma na

a trust

ܟܠ

Kul

all of, whole

ܘ

oo or oop

and

ܥܲܡܬ݂ܵܐ

am ta or atoo

aunt, father's sister

ܫܲܦܝܼܪܵܐ

sha pee ra

beautiful

ܒܹܝܠ

b'il

between

ܪܘܼܚܵܐ

rukha

breath or breath of life

ܐܝܼܢܵܐ

ee na

but, unless

ܩܲܪܬ݂ܵܐ

qar ta

cold

ܒܸܟ݂ܝܵܐ

bi khia

crying

ܚܸܫܟܵܢܵܐ

khish ka na

dark

ܥܲܦܪܵܐ

up ra

dirt

ܚܸܠܡܵܐ

khil ma

dream

ܐܲܒܲܕܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ

a ba de na ya

eternal

ܒܵܒܵܐ

ba ba

father

ܢܘܼܪܵܐ

noo ra or nuy ra

fire

ܩܵܐ

Qa

for

ܡܠܝܼܬܵܐ

mlee ta

full

ܣܵܒ݂ܘܿܢܵܐ

sa wu na or sa va na

grandfather

ܚܸܕܝܵܐ

khid ya

happy

ܝܼܠܵܗܿ

ee lih

he is / it is

ܠܸܒܵܐ

lib ba

heart

ܒܲܝܬܵܐ

beh ta

house

ܗܲܡܸܢ

heh min

indeed

ܗܘܵܐ

va

is

ܓܘܼܪܵܐ

Gu ra

large

ܒܲܗܪܵܢܵܐ

bah ra na

light

ܚܘܼܒܵܐ

khu ba

love

ܢܵܘܪܵܐ

noh ra

mirror

ܝܸܡܵܐ

yim ma

mother

ܕܝܼܠܝܼ

di li

my, mine

ܠܲܝܠܹܐ

leh lih

night

ܕܝܼܝܲܢ

di yan

of us

ܕܝܼܘܿܟ݂

Di yookh

of your, yours (male)

ܥܲܠ

ul

on

ܝܲܢ

yen

or

ܢܲܗܪܵܐ

nah ra

river

ܩܘܼܕ݂ܫܵܐ

qu di sha

sanctifying

ܗܵܣܵܢܵܝ

ha sa nai

simple or easy

ܙܥܘܿܪܵܐ

z oo ra

small

ܪܲܟܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ

ra ki kha

soft

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