Judeo-Syrian Arabic | |
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Region | America Syria Israel |
Ethnicity | Syrian Jews |
Afro-Asiatic
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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.
After the exodus of Jews from Syria, Judeo-Syrian Arabic was stigmatized in Israel as it was viewed as an "enemy language". [1] There was a Judeo-Syrian Arabic speaking community in İskenderun until 1998 but it no longer exists. [2]
Judeo-Syrian Arabic contained Ladino and Hebrew loanwords. [2] [3]
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. [4]
Judeo-Syrian Arabic [3] | Transliteration [3] | English [3] |
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מתלו האדא כבז אלמסאכין אלדי אכלו אבהתנא בארד מצר. כל מינו ג׳ועאן יג׳י ויאכול | Mitlu hadha khibz elmasakin iladhi akalu abhatana be-ard maṣar. Kil minu ju'an yiji wayakol | This is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. All those who are hungry, let them enter and eat. |