07-23-2008, 04:42 AM
Greetings all!
I've been studying Paul Younan's Interlinear Peshitta and learning the Estrangelo script. In seeking to know how to pronounce the Aramaic, I came across "Living Words" by Joseph Elias. The transliterations he provides have been helpful, but the transliterations sometimes don't match completely or seem to be reflecting pronunciation rules of which I am unfamiliar, such as when a "nuwn" seems to go silent or becomes a "waw." I don't know if this is a grammatical issue or if it is a discrepancy between texts.
Are there resources available which present transliterated Aramaic alongside the Estrangelo script in order to learn pronunciation?
Would either "Teach Yourself Aramaic" (swadaya script) by Mar Aprem or "Classical Aramaic" by Dr. Errico and Fr. Bazzi provide a good grounding that would assist in learning pronunciation of the Peshitta in the Estrangelo script? Do the other scripts represent the same sounds just in a different form of writing?
Shlama,
kingskeep
I've been studying Paul Younan's Interlinear Peshitta and learning the Estrangelo script. In seeking to know how to pronounce the Aramaic, I came across "Living Words" by Joseph Elias. The transliterations he provides have been helpful, but the transliterations sometimes don't match completely or seem to be reflecting pronunciation rules of which I am unfamiliar, such as when a "nuwn" seems to go silent or becomes a "waw." I don't know if this is a grammatical issue or if it is a discrepancy between texts.
Are there resources available which present transliterated Aramaic alongside the Estrangelo script in order to learn pronunciation?
Would either "Teach Yourself Aramaic" (swadaya script) by Mar Aprem or "Classical Aramaic" by Dr. Errico and Fr. Bazzi provide a good grounding that would assist in learning pronunciation of the Peshitta in the Estrangelo script? Do the other scripts represent the same sounds just in a different form of writing?
Shlama,
kingskeep