Urmi, Jewish: The Jewish Quarter

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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	⁺hudaé gáat ay-daxlàˈ šúla là godíwa.ˈ ⁺g-baxčèˈ g-ilané šúla là godíwa.ˈ fắqat šúlu yá párča zabonè-weleˈ ya zargàrˈ ⁺sarrafà.ˈ ítwa xá məšpaxá-š kìˈ əlhá mazə́dlu Xakšùri kíˈ šúlə d-àyˈ xoškbā̀r,ˈ ⁺yáni áy medá wišàˈ godìwale,ˈ áy ⁺sawzè,ˈ áy ⁺amrà,ˈ ó-jur šùla godíwa.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ šúlə d-áy ⁺bazazulà godíwa,ˈ pàrča zabníwa.ˈ ⁺hudáe ⁺batùˈ gde-imára g-markàz-welu.ˈ ⁺rabayú g-markàz-welu.ˈ kə́mma ⁺baté-itwa ⁺hudaé ⁺rába aqə̀rwa-welu ba-⁺də́ġde.ˈ g-xa-kučà kwéwa.ˈ xa-kə́mma dánke-š ítwa xánči ⁺dərdiyè-welu.ˈ bắle g-markàz-wele belú,ˈ g-d-úne dukánət ⁺bujáġət áy Urmì kíˈ unèˈ qaračnè goyméˈ xayèwa,ˈ lòka ⁺hudaé lá xayéwa.ˈ ⁺bátu bənyánu jwā̀n-welu.ˈ ítwa xá-kəmma ⁺kàsbe kíˈ bélu jwā́n là-wele axčá.ˈ ⁺rába pùč mapiríwalaˈ sə́twu-inan ⁺qètu.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ jwā̀n xayéwa.ˈ ⁺məssén amrènˈ ⁺tmaní dar-sàdˈ ⁺tmaní g-əmmá ⁺hudaát ay-Urmìˈ ⁺batèˈ ki-gáwe yatwíwa ay-nòšu welú.ˈ ⁺bassór ítwa ki-b-krè yatwíwa.ˈ ⁺báte ay-nòšu kwéwa.ˈ báte-š b-krè kwíwa.ˈ g-Urmí tré-danke knəšyè itwá,ˈ xa-ràbta knəštáˈ xa-zòrta knəštá.ˈ rábta knəštá áy əlha-maníxət šéx Abdullà ⁺m-trosá-weleˈ ⁺rába jwā́n knəštà-wela.ˈ àtta-š ó knəštá lóka pištélaˈ gal-tréssar dánke sə́fre ⁺torè.ˈ əlhá manté xa-yóma balkìˈ ⁺wə́rxa palxàˈ yá xá-jur xadrá ki-⁺msəx aqallán aqallán uné sə́fre ⁺toré m-óka ⁺paltìlu.ˈ o-xét knəštá zòrta-wela.ˈ šéx Ruwèn kə́mriwa báaw.ˈ kullú ayné knəšyèˈ g-mahállət áy ⁺hudaè kwéwa,ˈ kìˈ ⁺hudaé ⁺rába ⁺hasàn-wela báu ba-knəštá izalà.ˈ bắle yomə́t šabbàtˈ ⁺rába zaáne xadráwa kìˈ ⁺hudaé m-pə́lgət ⁺wə́rxa kí knəštá izalàˈ deríwa gòl-baraˈ bod-ód góyme ⁺qanšarú ⁺qatèwale,ˈ azyàt godíwalu,ˈ dahìwalu,ˈ yá ⁺mastərìwaluˈ lá qablíwa ezìwa.ˈ ⁺hudaé gáat ay-daxlàˈ šúla là godíwa.ˈ ⁺g-baxčèˈ g-ilané šúla là godíwa.ˈ fắqat šúlu yá párča zabonè-weleˈ ya zargàrˈ ⁺sarrafà.ˈ ítwa xá məšpaxá-š kìˈ əlhá mazə́dlu Xakšùri kíˈ šúlə d-àyˈ xoškbā̀r,ˈ ⁺yáni áy medá wišàˈ godìwale,ˈ áy ⁺sawzè,ˈ áy ⁺amrà,ˈ ó-jur šùla godíwa.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ šúlə d-áy ⁺bazazulà godíwa,ˈ pàrča zabníwa.ˈ ⁺hudáe ⁺batùˈ gde-imára g-markàz-welu.ˈ ⁺rabayú g-markàz-welu.ˈ kə́mma ⁺baté-itwa ⁺hudaé ⁺rába aqə̀rwa-welu ba-⁺də́ġde.ˈ g-xa-kučà kwéwa.ˈ xa-kə́mma dánke-š ítwa xánči ⁺dərdiyè-welu.ˈ bắle g-markàz-wele belú,ˈ g-d-úne dukánət ⁺bujáġət áy Urmì kíˈ unèˈ qaračnè goyméˈ xayèwa,ˈ lòka ⁺hudaé lá xayéwa.ˈ ⁺bátu bənyánu jwā̀n-welu.ˈ ítwa xá-kəmma ⁺kàsbe kíˈ bélu jwā́n là-wele axčá.ˈ ⁺rába pùč mapiríwalaˈ sə́twu-inan ⁺qètu.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ jwā̀n xayéwa.ˈ ⁺məssén amrènˈ ⁺tmaní dar-sàdˈ ⁺tmaní g-əmmá ⁺hudaát ay-Urmìˈ ⁺batèˈ ki-gáwe yatwíwa ay-nòšu welú.ˈ ⁺bassór ítwa ki-b-krè yatwíwa.ˈ ⁺báte ay-nòšu kwéwa.ˈ báte-š b-krè kwíwa.ˈ g-Urmí tré-danke knəšyè itwá,ˈ xa-ràbta knəštáˈ xa-zòrta knəštá.ˈ rábta knəštá áy əlha-maníxət šéx Abdullà ⁺m-trosá-weleˈ ⁺rába jwā́n knəštà-wela.ˈ àtta-š ó knəštá lóka pištélaˈ gal-tréssar dánke sə́fre ⁺torè.ˈ əlhá manté xa-yóma balkìˈ ⁺wə́rxa palxàˈ yá xá-jur xadrá ki-⁺msəx aqallán aqallán uné sə́fre ⁺toré m-óka ⁺paltìlu.ˈ o-xét knəštá zòrta-wela.ˈ šéx Ruwèn kə́mriwa báaw.ˈ kullú ayné knəšyèˈ g-mahállət áy ⁺hudaè kwéwa,ˈ kìˈ ⁺hudaé ⁺rába ⁺hasàn-wela báu ba-knəštá izalà.ˈ bắle yomə́t šabbàtˈ ⁺rába zaáne xadráwa kìˈ ⁺hudaé m-pə́lgət ⁺wə́rxa kí knəštá izalàˈ deríwa gòl-baraˈ bod-ód góyme ⁺qanšarú ⁺qatèwale,ˈ azyàt godíwalu,ˈ dahìwalu,ˈ yá ⁺mastərìwaluˈ lá qablíwa ezìwa.ˈ	The Jews did not work in (the cultivation of) crops. They did not work in (vegetable) gardens or (orchards) of trees. Their profession was either the selling of material, (that of) goldsmith or (that of) jeweller. There was one family, Xakšuri, who, may God increase them, conducted business in dried fruit, in raisins, in wool, they did business in such things. But most of them carried out the cloth trade and sold material. It can be said that the houses of the Jews were in the centre (of the town). Most of them were in the centre. There were some houses in which the Jews were very close to one another. They were in a quarter. There were some who were rather scattered (in different areas). But their houses were in the centre. The Jews did not live in the suburbs of Urmi where the Muslim lower class lived. Their houses and buildings were beautiful. There were a few poor people, whose house was not so beautiful. They had a very wretched life, both in winter and in summer. But the majority of them lived well. I can say that eighty percent of the Jews of Urmi owned the houses that they lived in. There were only a few who dwelt in a rented property. The houses belonged to them. They also rented out houses. In Urmi there were two synagogues, a large synagogue and small synagogue. The large synagogue of sheikh Abdulla, may he rest in peace, was truly very beautiful. That synagogue remains there even now, with twelve Torah scrolls. God willing, perhaps one day a way will open, or it will come about somehow that we can bring out from there at least those Torah scrolls. The other synagogue was small. It was called (the synagogue of) sheikh Reuven. All of these synagogues were in the district of the Jews, so that it was very easy for the Jews to go to synagogue. But on Saturday many times it happened that when the Jews were half way to the synagogue they would turn back, since the Muslims would block their way, harass them, beat them, or curse them and not let them go.

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⁺hudaé gáat ay-daxlàˈ šúla là godíwa.ˈ ⁺g-baxčèˈ g-ilané šúla là godíwa.ˈ fắqat šúlu yá párča zabonè-weleˈ ya zargàrˈ ⁺sarrafà.ˈ ítwa xá məšpaxá-š kìˈ əlhá mazə́dlu Xakšùri kíˈ šúlə d-àyˈ xoškbā̀r,ˈ ⁺yáni áy medá wišàˈ godìwale,ˈ áy ⁺sawzè,ˈ áy ⁺amrà,ˈ ó-jur šùla godíwa.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ šúlə d-áy ⁺bazazulà godíwa,ˈ pàrča zabníwa.ˈ

⁺hudáe ⁺batùˈ gde-imára g-markàz-welu.ˈ ⁺rabayú g-markàz-welu.ˈ kə́mma ⁺baté-itwa ⁺hudaé ⁺rába aqə̀rwa-welu ba-⁺də́ġde.ˈ g-xa-kučà kwéwa.ˈ xa-kə́mma dánke-š ítwa xánči ⁺dərdiyè-welu.ˈ bắle g-markàz-wele belú,ˈ g-d-úne dukánət ⁺bujáġət áy Urmì kíˈ unèˈ qaračnè goyméˈ xayèwa,ˈ lòka ⁺hudaé lá xayéwa.ˈ ⁺bátu bənyánu jwā̀n-welu.ˈ ítwa xá-kəmma ⁺kàsbe kíˈ bélu jwā́n là-wele axčá.ˈ ⁺rába pùč mapiríwalaˈ sə́twu-inan ⁺qètu.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ jwā̀n xayéwa.ˈ ⁺məssén amrènˈ ⁺tmaní dar-sàdˈ ⁺tmaní g-əmmá ⁺hudaát ay-Urmìˈ ⁺batèˈ ki-gáwe yatwíwa ay-nòšu welú.ˈ ⁺bassór ítwa ki-b-krè yatwíwa.ˈ ⁺báte ay-nòšu kwéwa.ˈ báte-š b-krè kwíwa.ˈ g-Urmí tré-danke knəšyè itwá,ˈ xa-ràbta knəštáˈ xa-zòrta knəštá.ˈ rábta knəštá áy əlha-maníxət šéx Abdullà ⁺m-trosá-weleˈ ⁺rába jwā́n knəštà-wela.ˈ àtta-š ó knəštá lóka pištélaˈ gal-tréssar dánke sə́fre ⁺torè.ˈ əlhá manté xa-yóma balkìˈ ⁺wə́rxa palxàˈ yá xá-jur xadrá ki-⁺msəx aqallán aqallán uné sə́fre ⁺toré m-óka ⁺paltìlu.ˈ o-xét knəštá zòrta-wela.ˈ šéx Ruwèn kə́mriwa báaw.ˈ kullú ayné knəšyèˈ g-mahállət áy ⁺hudaè kwéwa,ˈ kìˈ ⁺hudaé ⁺rába ⁺hasàn-wela báu ba-knəštá izalà.ˈ bắle yomə́t šabbàtˈ ⁺rába zaáne xadráwa kìˈ ⁺hudaé m-pə́lgət ⁺wə́rxa kí knəštá izalàˈ deríwa gòl-baraˈ bod-ód góyme ⁺qanšarú ⁺qatèwale,ˈ azyàt godíwalu,ˈ dahìwalu,ˈ yá ⁺mastərìwaluˈ lá qablíwa ezìwa.ˈ

Translation:

The Jews did not work in (the cultivation of) crops. They did not work in (vegetable) gardens or (orchards) of trees. Their profession was either the selling of material, (that of) goldsmith or (that of) jeweller. There was one family, Xakšuri, who, may God increase them, conducted business in dried fruit, in raisins, in wool, they did business in such things. But most of them carried out the cloth trade and sold material.

It can be said that the houses of the Jews were in the centre (of the town). Most of them were in the centre. There were some houses in which the Jews were very close to one another. They were in a quarter. There were some who were rather scattered (in different areas). But their houses were in the centre. The Jews did not live in the suburbs of Urmi where the Muslim lower class lived. Their houses and buildings were beautiful. There were a few poor people, whose house was not so beautiful. They had a very wretched life, both in winter and in summer. But the majority of them lived well. I can say that eighty percent of the Jews of Urmi owned the houses that they lived in. There were only a few who dwelt in a rented property. The houses belonged to them. They also rented out houses. In Urmi there were two synagogues, a large synagogue and small synagogue. The large synagogue of sheikh Abdulla, may he rest in peace, was truly very beautiful. That synagogue remains there even now, with twelve Torah scrolls. God willing, perhaps one day a way will open, or it will come about somehow that we can bring out from there at least those Torah scrolls. The other synagogue was small. It was called (the synagogue of) sheikh Reuven. All of these synagogues were in the district of the Jews, so that it was very easy for the Jews to go to synagogue. But on Saturday many times it happened that when the Jews were half way to the synagogue they would turn back, since the Muslims would block their way, harass them, beat them, or curse them and not let them go.