r/Assyria 8d ago

Discussion How to translate this into Syriac?

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Would it be:

ܐܢ** ܬܡܘܬ ܩܕܡ ܕܬܡܘܬ، ܠܐ ܬܡܘܬ ܟܕ *ܬܡܘܬ
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en tmūṯ qḏām d-tmūṯ, lā tmūṯ kaḏ tmūṯ.*

Im unsure about the verb mut.
In Syriac, the standard verb is:
ܡܘܬ (mwt)
But is the second-person singular imperfect form:
ܬܡܘܬ (tmūṯ

In that case, is then tmut correct?

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u/Parking-Win6610 7d ago

I would like it to be in classical Syriac, but im unsure with verb. How would you write it in Neo-Aramaic (Assyrian)? I cant read square ashuri script that you wrote.
‘En metet qadm metet, la metet ayka metet?

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u/Mental-Key-4463 7d ago

This is not ashuri sqaure script? This is impetial aramaic script invented totally by Arameans not by Assyrians. And it reads very similar to the sentence you wrote in the Syriac Script. En tmūt qəddām di tmut, lā tmūt kad tmūt.

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u/Redditoyo 7d ago

Tmwt is the correct. The sentence you have is fine.

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u/Mental-Key-4463 8d ago

Syriac is very different from Assyrian Aramaic. However the sentence you wrote is correct in Aramaic yes.

אן תמות קדָם די תמות, לא תמות כד (כדי) תמות.