Urmi, Jewish: Life in the Winter

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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	⁺hudaèˈ g-sə̀twa,ˈ ⁺màxsusan g-sə́twa,ˈ g-šuqá xa-⁺məndə́ġ lá šaqlìwa.ˈ kullá má-t ít lét g-bel-nòšu godíwale,ˈ ixalù,ˈ šatoù,ˈ pəsrà,ˈ qamxà,ˈ ləxmà.ˈ gə-sətwá ba-⁺tahà yarxéˈ ba-arbà yarxéˈ ləxmà yapéwa.ˈ l-qàmxa madéwa,ˈ kí m-šuqá lá šaqlìwa.ˈ qalyà godíwa gáat bélaˈ daréwa ki-hàwelu,ˈ ⁺m-xəttè,ˈ ⁺rəzzà,ˈ ⁺xurtmanè,ˈ m-medá wišà.ˈ má-t abétun gáat béla kwèwa,ˈ kí báat šuqá bod-ód ⁺rába qardà kəwyáwa,ˈ ⁺rába talgà gdéwa,ˈ lá ⁺mā́l-əš ⁺rába gáat Urmi là ⁺mamtéwa.ˈ bod-ód m-qardà-inanˈ mə́nnət áy talgà,ˈ ⁺wərxawé magdlìwa.ˈ ⁺wərxawé ⁺qatèwa.ˈ ⁺hudaé ⁺rába ⁺rába ba-d-ay-šulàˈ fakurè-welu.ˈ m-awwál sə́twa má-t ⁺lazə̀m-weleˈ gáat belá ⁺hazə́r godìwa.ˈ ⁺qéta gúpta šaqlìwa,ˈ daréwala gáat qupè.ˈ rešáw ⁺yasrìwalaˈ qoríwala ga-arà.ˈ sə́twa ⁺paltìwala.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába máre ⁺təmmà.ˈ ⁺rába jwā́n kəwyáwa ixalàw,ˈ kxlìwa.ˈ m-šuqá lá šaqlìwa.ˈ gáat áy patirè-š,ˈ yá-xabra zə́lle m-báli amrənwále baxùn,ˈ ⁺hudaèˈ məšxà,ˈ guptè,ˈ xalwè,ˈ ⁺qatġé là kəxlíwa.ˈ bod-mà?ˈ bod-òd kíˈ g-belá lə̀twalu,ˈ m-šuqà-š lá šɑqlíwaˈ bod-ód kìˈ ⁺hamès welé.ˈ ⁺bassòr tré ⁺tahá ⁺baté ítwaˈ ki-nóšu toryé-inan ərbè-itwalu gáat belá.ˈ ba-nóšu gupté-inan kàre godíwa.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ m-šuqàˈ tmanyá yómət elàˈ guptè-inanˈ ⁺qatġé là kxlíwa.ˈ făqát pəsrà kəxlíwa.ˈ g-belàˈ ⁺məlaqè taltéwa.ˈ basiré taltéwa ⁺m-garè.ˈ sə́twa ⁺paltìwaluˈ madéwalu ba-ixalà.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába jwā́n máre ⁺tə́mma kwèwa.ˈ ăgár mewanì odíwa g-belá,ˈ kúd ⁺məndə̀ġ g-béla kwéwalu.ˈ kúd ⁺məndə́ġ šaqlíwa g-belà,ˈ kwéwalu gáat belà,ˈ ⁺lázəm lá-wela m-šuqá ba-šaqolè.ˈ ⁺hudaèˈ g-sə̀twa,ˈ ⁺màxsusan g-sə́twa,ˈ g-šuqá xa-⁺məndə́ġ lá šaqlìwa.ˈ kullá má-t ít lét g-bel-nòšu godíwale,ˈ ixalù,ˈ šatoù,ˈ pəsrà,ˈ qamxà,ˈ ləxmà.ˈ gə-sətwá ba-⁺tahà yarxéˈ ba-arbà yarxéˈ ləxmà yapéwa.ˈ l-qàmxa madéwa,ˈ kí m-šuqá lá šaqlìwa.ˈ qalyà godíwa gáat bélaˈ daréwa ki-hàwelu,ˈ ⁺m-xəttè,ˈ ⁺rəzzà,ˈ ⁺xurtmanè,ˈ m-medá wišà.ˈ má-t abétun gáat béla kwèwa,ˈ kí báat šuqá bod-ód ⁺rába qardà kəwyáwa,ˈ ⁺rába talgà gdéwa,ˈ lá ⁺mā́l-əš ⁺rába gáat Urmi là ⁺mamtéwa.ˈ bod-ód m-qardà-inanˈ mə́nnət áy talgà,ˈ ⁺wərxawé magdlìwa.ˈ ⁺wərxawé ⁺qatèwa.ˈ ⁺hudaé ⁺rába ⁺rába ba-d-ay-šulàˈ fakurè-welu.ˈ m-awwál sə́twa má-t ⁺lazə̀m-weleˈ gáat belá ⁺hazə́r godìwa.ˈ ⁺qéta gúpta šaqlìwa,ˈ daréwala gáat qupè.ˈ rešáw ⁺yasrìwalaˈ qoríwala ga-arà.ˈ sə́twa ⁺paltìwala.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába máre ⁺təmmà.ˈ ⁺rába jwā́n kəwyáwa ixalàw,ˈ kxlìwa.ˈ m-šuqá lá šaqlìwa.ˈ gáat áy patirè-š,ˈ yá-xabra zə́lle m-báli amrənwále baxùn,ˈ ⁺hudaèˈ məšxà,ˈ guptè,ˈ xalwè,ˈ ⁺qatġé là kəxlíwa.ˈ bod-mà?ˈ bod-òd kíˈ g-belá lə̀twalu,ˈ m-šuqà-š lá šɑqlíwaˈ bod-ód kìˈ ⁺hamès welé.ˈ ⁺bassòr tré ⁺tahá ⁺baté ítwaˈ ki-nóšu toryé-inan ərbè-itwalu gáat belá.ˈ ba-nóšu gupté-inan kàre godíwa.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ m-šuqàˈ tmanyá yómət elàˈ guptè-inanˈ ⁺qatġé là kxlíwa.ˈ făqát pəsrà kəxlíwa.ˈ g-belàˈ ⁺məlaqè taltéwa.ˈ basiré taltéwa ⁺m-garè.ˈ sə́twa ⁺paltìwaluˈ madéwalu ba-ixalà.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába jwā́n máre ⁺tə́mma kwèwa.ˈ ăgár mewanì odíwa g-belá,ˈ kúd ⁺məndə̀ġ g-béla kwéwalu.ˈ kúd ⁺məndə́ġ šaqlíwa g-belà,ˈ kwéwalu gáat belà,ˈ ⁺lázəm lá-wela m-šuqá ba-šaqolè.ˈ	The Jews in winter, especially in winter, did not buy anything from the market. Everybody made whatever (they needed) in their own house, their food, their drink, meat, flour, bread. In winter they would bake bread for three or four months. They brought flour, for they did not buy (bread) from the market. They made fried meat and put it (in storage) in the house so that they would have it (in the winter), also wheat, rice, chickpeas, dried fruit. Whatever you want was in the house. For since it was very cold and snowed a lot, they did not bring many goods to the market in Urmi. The roads would freeze on account of the cold and the snow. The roads would be blocked. The Jews were very clever at this task. At the beginning of winter they would prepare whatever was necessary in the house. In summer they bought cheese and put it in pots. They sealed it and buried it in the ground. They brought it out in the winter. It was very tasty. It was very good to eat and they would eat it. They did not buy it from the market. At Passover—I forgot to tell you this—the Jews did not eat oil, cheese, milk products or yoghurt. Why? Because they did not have them in the house nor did they buy them from the market because they were products with leaven. There were a very few, two or three, houses that had their own cows or sheep in the house. They would make cheese and butter for themselves. But most people did not eat cheese and yoghurt from the market for the eight days of the festival. They only ate meat. In the house they would hang bunches of grapes. They hung grapes from the roof. They would take them down in winter and bring them to eat. They were very good and tasty. If they entertained guests in the house, they would have everything in the house. They would have at hand everything in the house. There was no need to buy anything from the market.

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⁺hudaèˈ g-sə̀twa,ˈ ⁺màxsusan g-sə́twa,ˈ g-šuqá xa-⁺məndə́ġ lá šaqlìwa.ˈ kullá má-t ít lét g-bel-nòšu godíwale,ˈ ixalù,ˈ šatoù,ˈ pəsrà,ˈ qamxà,ˈ ləxmà.ˈ gə-sətwá ba-⁺tahà yarxéˈ ba-arbà yarxéˈ ləxmà yapéwa.ˈ l-qàmxa madéwa,ˈ kí m-šuqá lá šaqlìwa.ˈ qalyà godíwa gáat bélaˈ daréwa ki-hàwelu,ˈ ⁺m-xəttè,ˈ ⁺rəzzà,ˈ ⁺xurtmanè,ˈ m-medá wišà.ˈ má-t abétun gáat béla kwèwa,ˈ kí báat šuqá bod-ód ⁺rába qardà kəwyáwa,ˈ ⁺rába talgà gdéwa,ˈ lá ⁺mā́l-əš ⁺rába gáat Urmi là ⁺mamtéwa.ˈ bod-ód m-qardà-inanˈ mə́nnət áy talgà,ˈ ⁺wərxawé magdlìwa.ˈ ⁺wərxawé ⁺qatèwa.ˈ

⁺hudaé ⁺rába ⁺rába ba-d-ay-šulàˈ fakurè-welu.ˈ m-awwál sə́twa má-t ⁺lazə̀m-weleˈ gáat belá ⁺hazə́r godìwa.ˈ ⁺qéta gúpta šaqlìwa,ˈ daréwala gáat qupè.ˈ rešáw ⁺yasrìwalaˈ qoríwala ga-arà.ˈ sə́twa ⁺paltìwala.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába máre ⁺təmmà.ˈ ⁺rába jwā́n kəwyáwa ixalàw,ˈ kxlìwa.ˈ m-šuqá lá šaqlìwa.ˈ

gáat áy patirè-š,ˈ yá-xabra zə́lle m-báli amrənwále baxùn,ˈ ⁺hudaèˈ məšxà,ˈ guptè,ˈ xalwè,ˈ ⁺qatġé là kəxlíwa.ˈ bod-mà?ˈ bod-òd kíˈ g-belá lə̀twalu,ˈ m-šuqà-š lá šɑqlíwaˈ bod-ód kìˈ ⁺hamès welé.ˈ ⁺bassòr tré ⁺tahá ⁺baté ítwaˈ ki-nóšu toryé-inan ərbè-itwalu gáat belá.ˈ ba-nóšu gupté-inan kàre godíwa.ˈ bắle ⁺rabayùˈ m-šuqàˈ tmanyá yómət elàˈ guptè-inanˈ ⁺qatġé là kxlíwa.ˈ făqát pəsrà kəxlíwa.ˈ

g-belàˈ ⁺məlaqè taltéwa.ˈ basiré taltéwa ⁺m-garè.ˈ sə́twa ⁺paltìwaluˈ madéwalu ba-ixalà.ˈ ⁺rába ⁺rába jwā́n máre ⁺tə́mma kwèwa.ˈ ăgár mewanì odíwa g-belá,ˈ kúd ⁺məndə̀ġ g-béla kwéwalu.ˈ kúd ⁺məndə́ġ šaqlíwa g-belà,ˈ kwéwalu gáat belà,ˈ ⁺lázəm lá-wela m-šuqá ba-šaqolè.ˈ

Translation:

The Jews in winter, especially in winter, did not buy anything from the market. Everybody made whatever (they needed) in their own house, their food, their drink, meat, flour, bread. In winter they would bake bread for three or four months. They brought flour, for they did not buy (bread) from the market. They made fried meat and put it (in storage) in the house so that they would have it (in the winter), also wheat, rice, chickpeas, dried fruit. Whatever you want was in the house. For since it was very cold and snowed a lot, they did not bring many goods to the market in Urmi. The roads would freeze on account of the cold and the snow. The roads would be blocked.

The Jews were very clever at this task. At the beginning of winter they would prepare whatever was necessary in the house. In summer they bought cheese and put it in pots. They sealed it and buried it in the ground. They brought it out in the winter. It was very tasty. It was very good to eat and they would eat it. They did not buy it from the market.

At Passover—I forgot to tell you this—the Jews did not eat oil, cheese, milk products or yoghurt. Why? Because they did not have them in the house nor did they buy them from the market because they were products with leaven. There were a very few, two or three, houses that had their own cows or sheep in the house. They would make cheese and butter for themselves. But most people did not eat cheese and yoghurt from the market for the eight days of the festival. They only ate meat.

In the house they would hang bunches of grapes. They hung grapes from the roof. They would take them down in winter and bring them to eat. They were very good and tasty. If they entertained guests in the house, they would have everything in the house. They would have at hand everything in the house. There was no need to buy anything from the market.