Judeo-Syrian Arabic

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Judeo-Syrian Arabic
Region America Syria Israel
Ethnicity Syrian Jews
Language codes
ISO 639-3 –

Judeo-Syrian Arabic, also called Syrian Judeo-Arabic, is a dialect of the Judeo-Arabic dialects based on Syrian Arabic. It was traditionally written in the Hebrew script.

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History

After the exodus of Jews from Syria, Judeo-Syrian Arabic largely died out in favor of English, Spanish, and Hebrew among the Syrian Jewish diaspora. There was a Judeo-Syrian Arabic speaking community in İskenderun until 1998 but it no longer exists. [1]

Features

Judeo-Syrian Arabic contained Ladino and Hebrew loanwords. [1] [2]

Media

There are YouTube videos and samples of Judeo-Syrian Arabic available online. The Syrian Jewish community in New York City has maintained a strong Judeo-Syrian Arabic musical tradition. [3]

Sample text

Judeo-Syrian Arabic [2] Transliteration [2] English [2]
מתלו האדא כבז אלמסאכין אלדי אכלו אבהתנא בארד מצר. כל מינו ג׳ועאן יג׳י ויאכולMitlu hadha khibz elmasakin iladhi akalu abhatana be-ard maṣr. Kil minu ju'an yiji wayakolThis is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. All those who are hungry, let them enter and eat.

References

  1. 1 2 Arnold, Werner (2013-06-24), "Judeo-Arabic, Syria, Hebrew Component in", Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics, Brill, retrieved 2024-01-25
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Judeo-Arabic". Jewish Languages. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  3. ↑ Blanco, Morris (May 12, 2008). "Echoes of Aleppo Syrian Jewish Music in New York A Synthesis of Religion and Culture" (PDF). Pizmonim: 3 – via Wayback Machine.
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