Samaritan Aramaic
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Samaritan Aramaic is a distinct variety of Aramaic historically spoken and preserved in liturgical and literary traditions by the Samaritan community.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aramaic language variety
ⓘ
Northwest Semitic language ⓘ classical language ⓘ liturgical language ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Samaritanism ⓘ |
| currentUse |
used in Samaritan liturgy
ⓘ
used in Samaritan religious study ⓘ used in Samaritan traditional poetry ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Biblical Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christian Palestinian Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish Palestinian Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandaic NERFINISHED ⓘ Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Early Palestinian Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Palestine ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Samaritan Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Aramaic ⓘ |
| lexicalInfluence | contains many Hebrew loanwords ⓘ |
| morphologyFeature | conservative verbal morphology ⓘ |
| phonologyFeature | shares features with Western Aramaic dialects ⓘ |
| primarySources |
Samaritan chronicles and historical works
ⓘ
Samaritan exegetical works ⓘ Samaritan legal documents ⓘ Samaritan liturgical manuscripts ⓘ |
| region |
Holon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Gerizim NERFINISHED ⓘ Nablus NERFINISHED ⓘ Samaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
language of Samaritan chronicles
ⓘ
language of Samaritan exegetical texts ⓘ language of Samaritan legal texts ⓘ language of Samaritan piyyutim ⓘ language of Samaritan prayers ⓘ language of Samaritan synagogue services ⓘ liturgical language of Samaritanism ⓘ |
| scriptOrigin | derived from Paleo-Hebrew script via Samaritan script ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Samaritans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
liturgical use only ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Aramaic studies
ⓘ
Samaritan studies ⓘ Semitic linguistics ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Palestinian Aramaic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Aramaic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Byzantine period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ early Islamic period ⓘ early medieval period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Samaritan liturgical scholars
ⓘ
Samaritan priesthood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Samaritan script
ⓘ
right-to-left script ⓘ |
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