06-18-2008, 04:10 PM
Hi Phil,
Yes, that is correct. The Ambrosian, Khabouris and the Interlinear on this website are the Old Aramaic. The Neo-Aramaic, while based on the Old Aramaic, is quite different in many ways.
Observe how much English has changed in the last 4 centuries:
http://www.enotes.com/macbeth-text/act-i-scene-i (original text of Macbeth, with modern English side-by-side)
Imagine 20 centuries in Aramaic!
+Shamasha Paul
Yes, that is correct. The Ambrosian, Khabouris and the Interlinear on this website are the Old Aramaic. The Neo-Aramaic, while based on the Old Aramaic, is quite different in many ways.
Observe how much English has changed in the last 4 centuries:
http://www.enotes.com/macbeth-text/act-i-scene-i (original text of Macbeth, with modern English side-by-side)
Imagine 20 centuries in Aramaic!
+Shamasha Paul