The Aramaic (Syriac) word of the day is: ܓܗܐ(gāhā), "time, ornate room/bridal chamber" pronounced "goho" (West Syriac). From Pahlavi (Middle Persian) گاه (gâh). Seen it more in modern speech than classical, but it's attested! #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD #WednesdayWisdom

There is an interesting internal conversation within Sureth (Modern Aramaic; colloquially Assyrian) speaking communities about the use of foreign words and whether they should be replaced with alternatives from Aramaic. Contact with Persian has a history going back 2500 years.

It is interesting to go back and look at the amount of foreign terms that have entered varieties of Aramaic over the millennia. And conversely, the Persian promotion of Aramaic for roughly 1000 years is an important heritage of the Persian people to be remembered. #Iran #Tajik