Urmi, Jewish: The Festival of the Joy of Trees

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Jewish Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Urmi. Gorgias Neo-Aramaic Studies vol. 2. Gorgias Press, 2008	Nisan Aviv	Tel Aviv, IL

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0:00	⁺səmhá ilánə d-áy Urmìˈ magón ay-láxxa là kəwyáwa.ˈ ba-⁺də̀ġdeˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi šadorè.ˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi ⁺yáni məšlóax manòt.ˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bəldìˈ ga-⁺səmha ilanèˈ g-Urmí godìwala.ˈ lelèˈ jwā́n ixàle bašlíwa.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába jwā́n ixále bašlìwa.ˈ yatwìwaˈ šwawèˈ ⁺yá ⁺dostèˈ ya nàše.ˈ kyí mən d-émnu tká ⁺məsse adè,ˈ yá m-reš-⁺garèˈ yá ⁺m-otā́ġ gdèwa.ˈ ⁺yalə̀ġ mandéwa,ˈ ki-baùˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi dáre gáat ⁺yaləġ.ˈ ⁺m-garé ⁺torbà taltéwa.ˈ kìˈ áxni ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi abùlexa,ˈ ó mar-béla qèmwaˈ má-t ⁺lazə́m-ile g-reš-míz ìtwa,ˈ xánči g-d-ó ⁺yalə̀ġˈ yá g-d-ó ⁺torbá daréwa baèwˈ ki-⁺yáni yà biqqúr-ila.ˈ ba-⁺də̀ġde-šˈ o-yomàˈ baqatyomèwˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə̀ldi šadríwa.ˈ kud-nā́š kìˈ doltà-twaleˈ ba-d-úne ⁺kasbèˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə̀ldi šadə̀rwa.ˈ léle d-áy ⁺səmhá ilanè-šˈ kəmríwa ki tār-šəmmè palə́x.ˈ má-t nā́š m-əlhá abèˈ əlhá baéw kwə̀l.ˈ xa-báxta qyamàˈ mára goràˈ kyét šmitán ki-lélə ⁺sə́mha ilanè-ila.ˈ tār-šəmmé b-pàləx.ˈ ána yasoqán reš-⁺garèˈ xazyán tār-šə́mme paloxè.ˈ m-əlhá má-t abyànˈ bài kwə́l.ˈ góra jəgrèw idáyle.ˈ máre ⁺jànəmˈ šúq ayne-xabrèˈ mə́ra là góraˈ ána ábulan ezán xazyàn.ˈ yasoqá reš-⁺garè.ˈ rešáw maromálle g-šəmmè.ˈ xyará xazúla kìˈ sehrá ⁺wír xel-ewà.ˈ xánči ⁺samoxàˈ sehrá ⁺palóṭe m-xel-ewà.ˈ idáw paloxàlluˈ mára əlhà,ˈ ⁺qurbanóx xadràn,ˈ ána nāš-didàn-ilan.ˈ ána lišā́n ha-qòdeš maqyán.ˈ tār-šəmmé attá plìx.ˈ baí xa-⁺saġ ⁺gàna hól,ˈ ba-⁺yalí ⁺ruzí fəryà hól.ˈ ba-gorí-š ⁺aqə̀l.ˈ gènaˈ sehrá wiyoré xel-ewà.ˈ xánči ⁺samoxàˈ géna sehrá ⁺palotè.ˈ mára əlhá la-šmèlox ma-mə́ri?ˈ ána nāš-didàn-ilan.ˈ lišā́n ha-qòdeš maqulán.ˈ ána xəzmòx-ilan.ˈ xoìšt wadánˈ xa-⁺sáġ ⁺gána bài hól.ˈ ⁺ruzí fəryá ba-⁺yàli hól.ˈ xa-⁺aqə̀l-əš ba-góri hól.ˈ baxtá idàyla.ˈ kwašá idáyla təxyà.ˈ gorá əl-d-áy mandùləlla,ˈ xel-kotàk dahóləlla.ˈ šwawé marùˈ baà dahólətta əl-d-áy?ˈ báxta má wə̀dta?ˈ mə́re àtta ⁺aqlí ədyéle reší.ˈ ⁺səmhá ilánə d-áy Urmìˈ magón ay-láxxa là kəwyáwa.ˈ ba-⁺də̀ġdeˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi šadorè.ˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi ⁺yáni məšlóax manòt.ˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bəldìˈ ga-⁺səmha ilanèˈ g-Urmí godìwala.ˈ lelèˈ jwā́n ixàle bašlíwa.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába jwā́n ixále bašlìwa.ˈ yatwìwaˈ šwawèˈ ⁺yá ⁺dostèˈ ya nàše.ˈ kyí mən d-émnu tká ⁺məsse adè,ˈ yá m-reš-⁺garèˈ yá ⁺m-otā́ġ gdèwa.ˈ ⁺yalə̀ġ mandéwa,ˈ ki-baùˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi dáre gáat ⁺yaləġ.ˈ ⁺m-garé ⁺torbà taltéwa.ˈ kìˈ áxni ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi abùlexa,ˈ ó mar-béla qèmwaˈ má-t ⁺lazə́m-ile g-reš-míz ìtwa,ˈ xánči g-d-ó ⁺yalə̀ġˈ yá g-d-ó ⁺torbá daréwa baèwˈ ki-⁺yáni yà biqqúr-ila.ˈ ba-⁺də̀ġde-šˈ o-yomàˈ baqatyomèwˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə̀ldi šadríwa.ˈ kud-nā́š kìˈ doltà-twaleˈ ba-d-úne ⁺kasbèˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə̀ldi šadə̀rwa.ˈ léle d-áy ⁺səmhá ilanè-šˈ kəmríwa ki tār-šəmmè palə́x.ˈ má-t nā́š m-əlhá abèˈ əlhá baéw kwə̀l.ˈ xa-báxta qyamàˈ mára goràˈ kyét šmitán ki-lélə ⁺sə́mha ilanè-ila.ˈ tār-šəmmé b-pàləx.ˈ ána yasoqán reš-⁺garèˈ xazyán tār-šə́mme paloxè.ˈ m-əlhá má-t abyànˈ bài kwə́l.ˈ góra jəgrèw idáyle.ˈ máre ⁺jànəmˈ šúq ayne-xabrèˈ mə́ra là góraˈ ána ábulan ezán xazyàn.ˈ yasoqá reš-⁺garè.ˈ rešáw maromálle g-šəmmè.ˈ xyará xazúla kìˈ sehrá ⁺wír xel-ewà.ˈ xánči ⁺samoxàˈ sehrá ⁺palóṭe m-xel-ewà.ˈ idáw paloxàlluˈ mára əlhà,ˈ ⁺qurbanóx xadràn,ˈ ána nāš-didàn-ilan.ˈ ána lišā́n ha-qòdeš maqyán.ˈ tār-šəmmé attá plìx.ˈ baí xa-⁺saġ ⁺gàna hól,ˈ ba-⁺yalí ⁺ruzí fəryà hól.ˈ ba-gorí-š ⁺aqə̀l.ˈ gènaˈ sehrá wiyoré xel-ewà.ˈ xánči ⁺samoxàˈ géna sehrá ⁺palotè.ˈ mára əlhá la-šmèlox ma-mə́ri?ˈ ána nāš-didàn-ilan.ˈ lišā́n ha-qòdeš maqulán.ˈ ána xəzmòx-ilan.ˈ xoìšt wadánˈ xa-⁺sáġ ⁺gána bài hól.ˈ ⁺ruzí fəryá ba-⁺yàli hól.ˈ xa-⁺aqə̀l-əš ba-góri hól.ˈ baxtá idàyla.ˈ kwašá idáyla təxyà.ˈ gorá əl-d-áy mandùləlla,ˈ xel-kotàk dahóləlla.ˈ šwawé marùˈ baà dahólətta əl-d-áy?ˈ báxta má wə̀dta?ˈ mə́re àtta ⁺aqlí ədyéle reší.ˈ	The Festival of Trees (Ṭu bə-Shvaṭ) in Urmi was not like it is here. They would send gifts to each other. The meaning of ‘gifts’ (in Hebrew) is _məšloax manot_ ‘the sending of portions’. They would have the practice of sending gifts at the Festival of Trees. They would cook good food in the evening. They would cook very good food. Neighbours, friends, relatives would sit (together). They knew from what place (the gifts) could come. They would come either from the roof or from within the room. They threw down a scarf in order to put gifts in it for them. They hung a bag from the roof. When we wanted some gifts, the owner of the house would rise—what was required was on the table and he put some in the scarf or in the bag, for this was the ‘first fruits’. They would send gifts to one another on that day and the next. Anybody who was wealthy would send gifts to the poor. On the eve of the festival of Trees they would say that the door of heaven opens. Whatever a person wants from God, God would will give to him. (Once) a woman got up and said ‘Husband, you know I have heard that it is the eve of the Festival of Trees. The heavens will open. I am going up onto the roof to see the heavens open. Whatever I request from God, he will give me’. The husband became angry. He said ‘My dear, stop (saying) such things’. She said ‘No, husband, I want to go and see’. She went up to the roof. She raised her head to the sky. She looked and saw that the moon had passed behind a cloud. She waited a little and the moon came out from behind the cloud. She opened her hands and said ‘God, I implore you, I belong to the Jewish people. I speak the holy language. The door of heaven has now opened. Give me a healthy body. To my children give abundant provision. To my husband (give) intelligence’. Again the moon passed behind a cloud. She waited a little and again the moon came out. She said ‘God, did you not hear what I said? I am one of the Jewish people. I speak the holy language. I am your relative. I appeal to you, give me a healthy body. Give abundant provision to my children. Give some intelligence to my husband’. The woman came back. She came back down. The husband threw her down and beat her. The neighbours said ‘Why are you beating her? What has the woman done?’ He said ‘Now intelligence has come to me!’.

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⁺səmhá ilánə d-áy Urmìˈ magón ay-láxxa là kəwyáwa.ˈ ba-⁺də̀ġdeˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi šadorè.ˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi ⁺yáni məšlóax manòt.ˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bəldìˈ ga-⁺səmha ilanèˈ g-Urmí godìwala.ˈ lelèˈ jwā́n ixàle bašlíwa.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába jwā́n ixále bašlìwa.ˈ yatwìwaˈ šwawèˈ ⁺yá ⁺dostèˈ ya nàše.ˈ kyí mən d-émnu tká ⁺məsse adè,ˈ yá m-reš-⁺garèˈ yá ⁺m-otā́ġ gdèwa.ˈ ⁺yalə̀ġ mandéwa,ˈ ki-baùˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi dáre gáat ⁺yaləġ.ˈ ⁺m-garé ⁺torbà taltéwa.ˈ kìˈ áxni ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə́ldi abùlexa,ˈ ó mar-béla qèmwaˈ má-t ⁺lazə́m-ile g-reš-míz ìtwa,ˈ xánči g-d-ó ⁺yalə̀ġˈ yá g-d-ó ⁺torbá daréwa baèwˈ ki-⁺yáni yà biqqúr-ila.ˈ ba-⁺də̀ġde-šˈ o-yomàˈ baqatyomèwˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə̀ldi šadríwa.ˈ kud-nā́š kìˈ doltà-twaleˈ ba-d-úne ⁺kasbèˈ ⁺bə́ldi ⁺bə̀ldi šadə̀rwa.ˈ

léle d-áy ⁺səmhá ilanè-šˈ kəmríwa ki tār-šəmmè palə́x.ˈ má-t nā́š m-əlhá abèˈ əlhá baéw kwə̀l.ˈ xa-báxta qyamàˈ mára goràˈ kyét šmitán ki-lélə ⁺sə́mha ilanè-ila.ˈ tār-šəmmé b-pàləx.ˈ ána yasoqán reš-⁺garèˈ xazyán tār-šə́mme paloxè.ˈ m-əlhá má-t abyànˈ bài kwə́l.ˈ

góra jəgrèw idáyle.ˈ máre ⁺jànəmˈ šúq ayne-xabrèˈ mə́ra là góraˈ ána ábulan ezán xazyàn.ˈ yasoqá reš-⁺garè.ˈ rešáw maromálle g-šəmmè.ˈ xyará xazúla kìˈ sehrá ⁺wír xel-ewà.ˈ xánči ⁺samoxàˈ sehrá ⁺palóṭe m-xel-ewà.ˈ idáw paloxàlluˈ mára əlhà,ˈ ⁺qurbanóx xadràn,ˈ ána nāš-didàn-ilan.ˈ ána lišā́n ha-qòdeš maqyán.ˈ tār-šəmmé attá plìx.ˈ baí xa-⁺saġ ⁺gàna hól,ˈ ba-⁺yalí ⁺ruzí fəryà hól.ˈ ba-gorí-š ⁺aqə̀l.ˈ gènaˈ sehrá wiyoré xel-ewà.ˈ xánči ⁺samoxàˈ géna sehrá ⁺palotè.ˈ mára əlhá la-šmèlox ma-mə́ri?ˈ ána nāš-didàn-ilan.ˈ lišā́n ha-qòdeš maqulán.ˈ ána xəzmòx-ilan.ˈ xoìšt wadánˈ xa-⁺sáġ ⁺gána bài hól.ˈ ⁺ruzí fəryá ba-⁺yàli hól.ˈ xa-⁺aqə̀l-əš ba-góri hól.ˈ baxtá idàyla.ˈ kwašá idáyla təxyà.ˈ gorá əl-d-áy mandùləlla,ˈ xel-kotàk dahóləlla.ˈ šwawé marùˈ baà dahólətta əl-d-áy?ˈ báxta má wə̀dta?ˈ mə́re àtta ⁺aqlí ədyéle reší.ˈ

Translation:

The Festival of Trees (Ṭu bə-Shvaṭ) in Urmi was not like it is here. They would send gifts to each other. The meaning of ‘gifts’ (in Hebrew) is _məšloax manot_ ‘the sending of portions’. They would have the practice of sending gifts at the Festival of Trees. They would cook good food in the evening. They would cook very good food. Neighbours, friends, relatives would sit (together). They knew from what place (the gifts) could come. They would come either from the roof or from within the room. They threw down a scarf in order to put gifts in it for them. They hung a bag from the roof. When we wanted some gifts, the owner of the house would rise—what was required was on the table and he put some in the scarf or in the bag, for this was the ‘first fruits’. They would send gifts to one another on that day and the next. Anybody who was wealthy would send gifts to the poor.

On the eve of the festival of Trees they would say that the door of heaven opens. Whatever a person wants from God, God would will give to him. (Once) a woman got up and said ‘Husband, you know I have heard that it is the eve of the Festival of Trees. The heavens will open. I am going up onto the roof to see the heavens open. Whatever I request from God, he will give me’.

The husband became angry. He said ‘My dear, stop (saying) such things’. She said ‘No, husband, I want to go and see’. She went up to the roof. She raised her head to the sky. She looked and saw that the moon had passed behind a cloud. She waited a little and the moon came out from behind the cloud. She opened her hands and said ‘God, I implore you, I belong to the Jewish people. I speak the holy language. The door of heaven has now opened. Give me a healthy body. To my children give abundant provision. To my husband (give) intelligence’. Again the moon passed behind a cloud. She waited a little and again the moon came out. She said ‘God, did you not hear what I said? I am one of the Jewish people. I speak the holy language. I am your relative. I appeal to you, give me a healthy body. Give abundant provision to my children. Give some intelligence to my husband’. The woman came back. She came back down. The husband threw her down and beat her. The neighbours said ‘Why are you beating her? What has the woman done?’ He said ‘Now intelligence has come to me!’.