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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
ܐܢܐ	pronoun	I	ܐܢܐ ܗܪܟܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ. I am here today.
ܗܘ	pronoun	he	ܗܘ ܚܒܪܝ ܗܘ. He is my friend.
ܗܝ	pronoun	she	ܗܝ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܗܫܐ. She is at home now.
ܚܢܢ	pronoun	we	ܚܢܢ ܛܝܒܝܢ ܗܫܐ. We are ready now.
ܗܢܘܢ	pronoun	they	ܗܢܘܢ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ. They are in the house.
ܡܢܐ	pronoun	what	ܡܢܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܗܫܐ؟ What do you want now?
ܐܝܟܐ	adverb	where	ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ ܒܝܬܟ؟ Where is your house?
ܐܡܬܝ	adverb	when	ܐܡܬܝ ܬܐܬܐ؟ When will you come?
ܡܢܘ	pronoun	who	ܡܢܘ ܒܬܪܥܐ؟ Who is at the door?
ܠܡܢܐ	adverb	why	ܠܡܢܐ ܐܢܬ ܟܡܝܪ؟ Why are you sad?
ܐܝܟܢܐ	adverb	how	ܐܝܟܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ؟ How do you know?
ܗܘܐ	verb	to be	ܗܢܘܢ ܚܕܝܐ ܛܒ. They are very happy.
ܥܒܕ	verb	to do	ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܝ ܟܠܝܘܡ. I do my work daily.
ܐܙܠ	verb	to go	ܚܢܢ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ ܡܩܕܡ. We go to school early.
ܐܬܐ	verb	to come	ܬܐ ܠܒܝܬܝ. Please come to my house.
ܚܙܐ	verb	to see	ܐܢܐ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܐ ܣܗܪܐ ܠܠܝܐ. I see the moon tonight.
ܝܕܥ	verb	to know	ܗܢܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܛܒ. They know the answer well.
ܚܫܒ	verb	to think	ܐܢܐ ܚܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܥܠ ܗܢܐ ܣܓܝ. I think about this often.
ܒܥܐ	verb	to want	ܐܢܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܝܐ. I want some water.
ܥܒܕ	verb	to make	ܗܢܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܛܒܐ. They make good bread.
ܢܣܒ	verb	to take	ܣܒ ܠܟܬܒܐ ܠܒܝܬܐ. Take the book home.
ܝܗܒ	verb	to give	ܗܒ ܠܝ ܟܬܒܐ. Give me the book.
ܐܡܪ	verb	to say	ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܗܕܐ. Do not say that.
ܐܡܪ	verb	to tell	ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܫܪܒܐ. Tell me the story.
ܫܐܠ	verb	to ask	ܫܐܠ ܠܡܠܦܢܐ ܡܚܪ. Ask the teacher tomorrow.
ܫܟܚ	verb	to find	ܚܢܢ ܫܟܚܢ ܩܠܝܕܐ ܐܒܝܕܐ. We found the lost key.
ܚܘܪ	verb	to look	ܚܘܪ ܒܫܡܝܐ. Look at the sky.
ܦܠܚ	verb	to work	ܗܢܘܢ ܦܠܚܝܢ ܟܠ ܝܘܡ. They work every day.
ܐܟܠ	verb	to eat	ܚܢܢ ܐܟܠܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ. We eat bread together.
ܫܬܐ	verb	to drink	ܐܢܐ ܫܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܫܝܐ ܟܠ ܨܦܪܐ. I drink tea every morning.
ܕܡܟ	verb	to sleep	ܛܠܝܐ ܕܡܟ ܗܫܐ. The child sleeps now.
ܗܠܟ	verb	to walk	ܗܢܘܢ ܗܠܟܝܢ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ. They walk to the city.
ܪܗܛ	verb	to run	ܛܠܝܐ ܪܗܛ ܒܩܠܝܠ. The boy runs fast.
ܩܪܐ	verb	to read	ܗܝ ܩܪܝܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ. She reads a new book.
ܟܬܒ	verb	to write	ܐܢܐ ܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܫܡܝ ܗܪܟܐ. I write my name here.
ܡܠܠ	verb	to speak	ܗܢܘܢ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܓܠܝܐܝܬ ܗܫܐ. They speak clearly now.
ܫܡܥ	verb	to listen	ܫܡܥ ܠܡܘܣܝܩܝ. Listen to the music.
ܫܡܥ	verb	to hear	ܐܢܐ ܫܡܥ ܐܢܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܠܒܪ. I hear the wind outside.
ܙܒܢ	verb	to buy	ܚܢܢ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܦܐܪܐ ܚܕܬܐ. We buy fresh fruit.
ܙܒܢ	verb	to sell	ܗܢܘܢ ܙܒܢܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܗܪܟܐ. They sell bread here.
ܥܕܪ	verb	to help	ܥܕܪ ܠܚܒܪܟ. Please help your friend.
ܪܚܡ	verb	to love	ܐܢܐ ܪܚܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܝ. I love my family.
ܡܘܬ	verb	to die	ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܚܕ ܝܘܡܐ. All people die someday.
ܝܠܦ	verb	to learn	ܛܠܝܐ ܝܠܦܝܢ ܒܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ. Children learn at school.
ܠܦ	verb	to teach	ܗܢܘܢ ܡܠܦܝܢ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܛܒ. They teach the children well.
ܦܬܚ	verb	to open	ܦܬܚ ܬܪܥܐ ܠܐܝܬ. Open the door slowly.
ܣܟܪ	verb	to close	ܣܟܘܪ ܟܘܬܐ ܗܫܐ. Close the window now.
ܒܪܢܫܐ	noun	person	ܠܟܠ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܝܬ ܫܡܐ. Each person has a name.
ܓܒܪܐ	noun	man	ܓܒܪܐ ܪܡ ܛܒ. The man is very tall.
ܐܢܬܬܐ	noun	woman	ܐܢܬܬܐ ܗܝ ܡܠܦܢܝܬܝ. The woman is my teacher.
ܛܠܝܐ	noun	child	ܛܠܝܐ ܕܡܟ ܗܫܐ. The child is sleeping now.
ܛܠܝܐ	noun	boy	ܛܠܝܐ ܪܗܛ ܠܒܪ. The boy runs outside.
ܛܠܝܬܐ	noun	girl	ܛܠܝܬܐ ܩܪܝܐ ܒܫܠܝܐ. The girl reads quietly.
ܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܐ	noun	family	ܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܝ ܗܪܟܐ. My family lives here.
ܐܡܐ	noun	mother	ܐܡܝ ܡܟܝܟܐ ܗܝ. My mother is kind.
ܐܒܐ	noun	father	ܐܒܝ ܦܠܚ ܟܠܝܘܡ. My father works daily.
ܚܒܪܐ	noun	friend	ܗܘ ܚܒܪܝ ܗܘ. He is my friend.
ܒܝܬܐ	noun	house	ܒܝܬܐ ܪܒ ܛܒ. The house is very big.
ܒܝܬܐ	noun	home	ܚܢܢ ܐܙܠܝܢ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܗܫܐ. We are going home now.
ܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ	noun	school	ܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܗܪܟܐ. The school is near here.
ܡܕܝܢܬܐ	noun	city	ܗܕܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܗܝ. This city is old.
ܥܠܡܐ	noun	world	ܥܠܡܐ ܪܒ ܛܒ. The world is very large.
ܫܘܩܐ	noun	street	ܫܘܩܐ ܪܗܝܒ ܝܘܡܢܐ. The street is busy today.
ܬܘܢܐ	noun	room	ܬܘܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܗܘ. The room is small.
ܙܒܢܐ	noun	time	ܙܒܢܐ ܥܒܪ ܒܥܓܠ. Time passes very quickly.
ܝܘܡܐ	noun	day	ܝܘܡܢܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܛܒܐ ܗܘ. Today is a good day.
ܠܠܝܐ	noun	night	ܠܠܝܐ ܩܪ ܗܘ. The night is cold.
ܨܦܪܐ	noun	morning	ܨܦܪܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܗܘ. The morning is beautiful.
ܪܡܫܐ	noun	evening	ܪܡܫܐ ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘ. The evening is quiet.
ܝܪܚܐ	noun	month	ܗܢܐ ܝܪܚܐ ܥܡܝܠ ܛܒ. This month is very busy.
ܫܢܬܐ	noun	year	ܗܕܐ ܫܢܬܐ ܩܫܝܬܐ ܗܘܬ. This year was hard.
ܝܘܡܢܐ	adverb	today	ܐܢܐ ܥܡܝܠ ܝܘܡܢܐ. I am busy today.
ܡܚܪ	adverb	tomorrow	ܚܢܢ ܢܐܙܠ ܡܚܪ. We will go tomorrow.
ܐܬܡܠܝ	adverb	yesterday	ܗܘ ܐܬܐ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܪܡܫܐ. He came yesterday evening.
ܗܫܐ	adverb	now	ܬܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܗܫܐ. Come here now.
ܫܡܫܐ	noun	sun	ܫܡܫܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ. The sun is hot today.
ܣܗܪܐ	noun	moon	ܣܗܪܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܠܠܝܐ. The moon is bright tonight.
ܟܘܟܒܐ	noun	star	ܗܘ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܢܗܝܪ ܗܘ. That star is bright.
ܫܡܝܐ	noun	sky	ܫܡܝܐ ܙܪܩܐ ܗܘ. The sky is blue.
ܐܪܥܐ	noun	earth	ܐܪܥܐ ܒܝܬܢ ܗܝ. The earth is our home.
ܢܘܪܐ	noun	fire	ܢܘܪܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܛܒ. The fire is very hot.
ܡܝܐ	noun	water	ܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ. The water is cold.
ܡܛܪܐ	noun	rain	ܡܛܪܐ ܣܓܝ ܝܘܡܢܐ. The rain is heavy today.
ܪܘܚܐ	noun	wind	ܪܘܚܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܗܝ. The wind is strong.
ܐܝܠܢܐ	noun	tree	ܐܝܠܢܐ ܪܡ ܛܒ. The tree is very tall.
ܘܪܕܐ	noun	flower	ܗܢܐ ܘܪܕܐ ܫܦܝܪ ܗܘ. This flower is beautiful.
ܛܘܪܐ	noun	mountain	ܛܘܪܐ ܪܡ ܗܘ. The mountain is high.
ܢܗܪܐ	noun	river	ܢܗܪܐ ܦܬܝܐ ܗܘ. The river is wide.
ܝܡܐ	noun	sea	ܝܡܐ ܙܪܩܐ ܗܘ. The sea is blue.
ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ	noun	food	ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܛܝܒܬܐ ܗܝ. The food is ready.
ܠܚܡܐ	noun	bread	ܠܚܡܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܗܘ. The bread is fresh.
ܒܣܪܐ	noun	meat	ܒܣܪܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܗܘ. The meat is hot.
ܢܘܢܐ	noun	fish	ܢܘܢܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܗܘ. The fish is fresh.
ܒܝܥܬܐ	noun	egg	ܒܝܥܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܗܝ. The egg is on the table.
ܚܠܒܐ	noun	milk	ܚܠܒܐ ܦܫܝܛ ܗܘ. The milk is warm.
ܦܐܪܐ	noun	fruit	ܦܐܪܐ ܚܠܝܐ ܗܘ. The fruit is sweet.
ܫܝܐ	noun	tea	ܫܝܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܗܘ. The tea is hot.
ܩܗܘܐ	noun	coffee	ܩܗܘܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܛܒ. The coffee is very hot.
ܪܝܫܐ	noun	head	ܪܝܫܝ ܟܐܒ ܝܘܡܢܐ. My head hurts today.
ܥܝܢܐ	noun	eye	ܥܝܢܗ̇ ܙܪܩܐ ܗܝ. Her eye is blue.
ܐܕܢܐ	noun	ear	ܐܕܢܝ ܟܐܒܐ ܗܫܐ. My ear hurts now.
ܦܘܡܐ	noun	mouth	ܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܟ ܪܘܝܚܐܝܬ. Open your mouth wide.
ܐܦܐ	noun	nose	ܐܦܝ ܩܪ ܗܘ. My nose is cold.
ܐܝܕܐ	noun	hand	ܐܪܝܡ ܐܝܕܟ ܗܫܐ. Raise your hand now.
ܪܓܠܐ	noun	foot	ܪܓܠܝ ܟܐܒܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ. My foot hurts today.
ܠܒܐ	noun	heart	ܠܒܝ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܗܘ. My heart is strong.
ܫܡܐ	noun	name	ܫܡܝ ܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܗܘ. My name is Daniel.
ܟܬܒܐ	noun	book	ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܗܘ. This book is new.
ܡܠܬܐ	noun	word	ܗܕܐ ܡܠܬܐ ܪܒܬ ܥܢܝܢܐ ܗܝ. This word is important.
ܠܫܢܐ	noun	language	ܠܫܢܐ ܡܚܒܪ ܠܣܓܝ ܐܢܫܐ. Language connects many people.
ܟܣܦܐ	noun	money	ܠܝܬ ܠܝ ܟܣܦܐ. I have no money.
ܦܘܠܚܢܐ	noun	work	ܦܘܠܚܢܝ ܩܫܐ ܗܘ. My work is hard.
ܪܚܡܬܐ	noun	love	ܪܚܡܬܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܠܚܝܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ. Love makes life beautiful.
ܡܘܣܝܩܝ	noun	music	ܡܘܣܝܩܝ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܝ. The music is beautiful.
ܫܪܒܐ	noun	story	ܫܪܒܐ ܥܬܝܩ ܛܒ. The story is very old.
ܐܘܪܚܐ	noun	way	ܗܕܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ ܗܝ. This way is easy.
ܡܕܡ	noun	thing	ܗܢܐ ܡܕܡ ܚܕܬܐ ܗܘ. This thing is new.
ܚܝܐ	noun	life	ܚܝܐ ܟܪܝܐ ܛܒ. Life is very short.
ܬܪܥܐ	noun	door	ܬܪܥܐ ܦܬܝܚ ܗܘ. The door is open.
ܦܬܘܪܐ	noun	table	ܟܬܒܐ ܥܠ ܦܬܘܪܐ ܗܘ. The book is on the table.
ܟܘܪܣܝܐ	noun	chair	ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܩܪܝܒ ܠܬܪܥܐ. The chair is near the door.
ܛܒܐ	adjective	good	ܗܢܐ ܟܬܒܐ ܛܒܐ ܗܘ. This is a good book.
ܒܝܫܐ	adjective	bad	ܗܝ ܚܘܫܒܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܗܝ. That is a bad idea.
ܪܒܐ	adjective	big	ܒܝܬܐ ܪܒܐ ܗܘ. The house is big.
ܙܥܘܪܐ	adjective	small	ܬܘܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܗܘ. The room is small.
ܚܕܬܐ	adjective	new	ܙܒܢܬ ܟܬܒܐ ܚܕܬܐ. I bought a new book.
ܥܬܝܩܐ	adjective	old	ܗܢܐ ܒܝܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܗܘ. This house is old.
ܐܪܝܟܐ	adjective	long	ܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܪܝܟܐ ܗܝ. The road is long.
ܟܪܝܐ	adjective	short	ܫܪܒܐ ܟܪܝܐ ܗܘ. The story is short.
ܪܡܐ	adjective	high	ܗܘ ܛܘܪܐ ܪܡܐ ܗܘ. That mountain is high.
ܚܡܝܡܐ	adjective	hot	ܫܝܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܗܘ. The tea is hot.
ܩܪܝܪܐ	adjective	cold	ܡܝܐ ܩܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ. The water is cold.
ܚܕܝܐ	adjective	happy	ܛܠܝܐ ܚܕܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ. The children are happy.
ܟܡܝܪܐ	adjective	sad	ܗܝ ܟܡܝܪܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ. She feels sad today.
ܫܦܝܪܐ	adjective	beautiful	ܘܪܕܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܗܝ. The flower is beautiful.
ܦܫܝܩܐ	adjective	easy	ܗܢܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܦܫܝܩܐ ܗܘ. This lesson is easy.
ܩܫܝܐ	adjective	hard	ܗܢܐ ܦܘܠܚܢܐ ܩܫܝܐ ܗܘ. This work is hard.
ܡܣܪܗܒܐ	adjective	fast	ܛܠܝܐ ܡܣܪܗܒܐ ܗܘ. The boy is fast.
ܫܪܝܪܐ	adjective	right	ܦܬܓܡܟ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ. Your answer is right.
ܫܪܝܪܐ	adjective	true	ܗܢܐ ܫܪܒܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܗܘ. This story is true.
ܡܠܐ	adjective	full	ܟܣܐ ܡܠܐ ܗܘ. The cup is full.
ܣܦܝܩܐ	adjective	empty	ܬܘܢܐ ܣܦܝܩܐ ܗܘ. The room is empty.
ܥܠܝܡܐ	adjective	young	ܛܠܝܐ ܥܠܝܡܐ ܗܘ. The boy is young.
ܚܝܠܬܢܐ	adjective	strong	ܓܒܪܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܗܘ. The man is strong.
ܚܠܫܐ	adjective	weak	ܗܘ ܚܠܫܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ. He feels weak today.
ܣܘܡܩܐ	adjective	red	ܘܪܕܐ ܣܘܡܩܐ ܗܝ. The flower is red.
ܙܪܩܐ	adjective	blue	ܫܡܝܐ ܙܪܩܐ ܗܘ. The sky is blue.
ܝܘܪܩܐ	adjective	green	ܐܝܠܢܐ ܝܘܪܩܐ ܗܘ. The tree is green.
ܣܡܩܐ	adjective	yellow
ܐܘܟܡܐ	adjective	black	ܠܠܝܐ ܐܘܟܡܐ ܗܘ. The night is black.
ܚܘܪܐ	adjective	white	ܚܠܒܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܗܘ. The milk is white.
ܐܝܢ	interjection	yes	ܐܝܢ، ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ. Yes, I know him.
ܠܐ	interjection	no	ܠܐ، ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ. No, I cannot come.
ܠܐ	adverb	not	ܠܐ ܛܝܒ ܐܢܐ. I am not ready.
ܘ	conjunction	and	ܠܚܡܐ ܘܡܝܐ ܣܦܩܝܢ. Bread and water are enough.
ܐܘ	conjunction	or	ܫܝܐ ܐܘ ܩܗܘܐ ܛܒ. Tea or coffee is fine.
ܐܠܐ	conjunction	but	ܢܣܝܬ، ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܐܨܠܚܬ. I tried, but failed.
ܐܢ	conjunction	if	ܐܢ ܐܬܐ، ܩܪܝ ܠܝ. If he comes, call me.
ܡܛܠ	conjunction	because	ܦܫܬ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܛܪ. I stayed because it rained.
ܥܡ	preposition	with	ܐܬܝܬ ܥܡ ܚܒܪܝ. I came with my friend.
ܕܠܐ	preposition	without	ܐܙܠ ܕܠܐ ܟܣܦܐ. He left without money.
ܠ	preposition	for	ܗܢܐ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܠܟ ܗܝ. This gift is for you.
ܡܢ	preposition	from	ܗܝ ܐܬܬ ܡܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ. She came from the city.
ܠ	preposition	to	ܚܢܢ ܐܙܠܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ. We went to school.