The double dot (seyame) in Classical Syriac.

The seyame sign-the double dot, was used in Classical Syriac to mark the plural.
For some written words there was no way to tell whether they denoted the singular or plural form like the word  ܡܠܟܐ for king or kings.

ܡ̈ܠܟܐ
/malke/
 'kings'

 vs.
ܡܠܟܐ
 /malka/
'king'

And

ܡܠܟܬܼܐ
/malktā/
Queen
vs
ܡ̈ܠܟܬܼܐ
/malkātā/
Queens

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Short Syriac Aramaic lessons

What is Syriac Aramaic?

Syriac alphabet
Estrangelo
Serto
Madnkhaya (eastern)

Syriac Aramaic vocabulary
'archer' in Syriac
'church' in Syriac
clothes in Syriac
colors in Syriac
days of the week in Syriac
fish in Syriac
God in Aramaic
Holy Spirit in Syriac
'in Aramaic' in Syriac
'in the house' in Syriac
'love' in Syriac
1-2-3 in Syriac
'sun' in Aramaic
'Syriac language' in Syriac

Syriac Aramaic phrases
Syriac greetings
Lord Jesus Christ Son of God have mercy on me,a sinner.

grammar
Basic prepositions in Syriac Aramaic
Gender of nouns in Syriac
Syriac vowels
negation in Syriac
There is /there is not in Syriac.
The double dot (seyame).

other
Arabic to Syriac transliteration table

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clothes in Syriac Aramaic

See also 'in the house' -Syriac vocabulary

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In the house- Syriac vocabulary builder.

'In the house' in Syriac Aramaic is b-vayto .The 'b' part means in.
In the picture the letters are written in the Serto script.

house -vayta or vayto - ܒܲܝܬܵ

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