Michael Wingert 𒀯 🏴‍☠️

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@kunoichi_jp_ Traditions, culture, cultural values. Strange as it may sound, I feel very at home in Japan. I don't like loud noise. I gave another American a sharp look when he tried to have a conversation with me on the train.

I want to learn from everyone here. What part of Japan do you want to see more from a Japanese perspective? Culture? Daily life? Food? Traditions? Language? Travel? Japanese values? Your replies will help me decide what to post next 🇯🇵

The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܙܟܘܬܐ (zākūṯā), "victory." Pronounced "zakutho." #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD

The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܡܣܟܢܘܬܐ (maskanūṯā), "poverty / humility." Pronounced "maskanutho." Cognate with Hebrew מִסְכֵּנוּת (miskēnūt). #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD

Thank you so much. I received more replies and follows than I ever expected. I’m Japanese, and I want to share Japan through Japanese eyes. I may not be able to reply to everyone quickly, but I truly appreciate every message. Thank you for being here 🇯🇵

@kunoichi_jp_ The crows!

What surprised you the most when you visited Japan? Food? Trains? Convenience stores? Clean streets? People’s manners? I want to hear from foreigners who love Japan.

@NenosNshemoon Yeah, some of these deshta dialects are amazing! I heard Dr. Geoffrey Khan talk about the Akkadian substrand to Baghdeda dialect and it was really impressive!

@MikeWingert The Assyrians of Baghdeda (Qaraqosh) call a door bella, which is a direct descendant of the Akkadian word for ‘city gate,’ abullu.

The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܬܪܥܐ (tarʿā), "door / gate." Pronounced "tarʿo." Cognate with Hebrew שַׁעַר (shaʿar gate) but a metathesized form! I didn't look up with Arabic or Ge'ez today if anyone wants to chime in. #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD

@GewargisOfAthor @sabaioi For sure. We use it with St. Simeon - Mor Shemoun daSTone. I think it’s Greek.

@MikeWingert @sabaioi What about stoona?

The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܥܡܘܕܐ (ʿamūdā), "pillar / column." Pronounced "ʿamudo." Cognate with Hebrew עַמּוּד (ʿammūd) and عَمُود (ʿamūd) in Arabic. #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD

@kunoichi_jp_ はじめまして。Wingert先生です。どうぞよろしく。

Hello, I’m Kuno Ichi from Japan 🇯🇵 I share Japanese culture, daily life, traditions, and honest thoughts from a Japanese perspective. Japan is not perfect, but it has many beautiful things worth sharing. If you love Japan, let’s connect.

@Shalom483714681 What's interesting about this is that in the Syriac Orthodox tradition, each prayer begins with a Qawmo ("Station" or "Standing"), which includes the Trisagion and Lord's Prayer.

@MikeWingert The Amidah (meaning "standing" in Hebrew) is the central and most important prayer in Jewish worship

In Orthodoxy, the pillar can even be regarded a kind of liturgical space. Famous pillar saints in the Syriac tradition are Shem'oun (Simeon the Stylite) the Elder and Younger, Joshua, Alypius, and Thomas of Tello. Help share their stories or list some others I'm forgetting.

In the Syriac Christian tradition, the pillar both a physical structure and a theological symbol. The Stylite (as Christian ascetics are called) practices an extreme form of withdrawal and embodies a visible axis between heaven and earth.

@doumit_m He's textbook!

@MikeWingert Representing "man" with Tom Selleck is spot on ! Thank you for that 😊

The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܓܒܪܐ (gaḇrā), "man / husband." Pronounced "gaḇro." Cognate with Hebrew גֶּבֶר (geḇer), Arabic جَبَر (jabar strength). #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD

To everyone who is following my Aramaic word of the day: I just want to say how happy I am to read the conversations we're having about various similarities that emerge in languages you know or use. This is so much more productive than all the drama I see online! Thank you!

@victor_onyibest Before the camera pulled back, I was gonna say I feel like I’ve seen this guy on my hikes in Los Angeles.

Bro killed everyone's motivation 😂

The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܒܢܝܐ (bnayyā), "children / sons." Pronounced "bnayo." Cognate with Hebrew בָּנִים (bānīm), Arabic بَنُون (banūn); the children of God adopted through faith. #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD

In the spotlight - the VIEWS project with Philippa Steele - The International Association for Assyriology iaassyriology.com/in-the-spotlig…

In my latest, I interviewed the Lebanese activist and co-founder of ChristianLebanon, @mariodayba, about #kafno. Kafno (or “famine” in the Syriac language) refers to the campaign of starvation imposed by Ottoman authorities on Mount Lebanon, the historic heartland of the Maronites and other Lebanese Christians, between 1915 and 1918. Dayba said: “The Ottoman authorities, under Jamal Pasha and the Young Turk regime, imposed and enforced policies that perished around 200,000 to 300,000 people. Nearly half of the population of Mount Lebanon died. “The victims were overwhelmingly represented by the Christian population of Mount Lebanon, especially the Maronites. Entire families disappeared. Villages were emptied. Children died in the streets and by church doors. "For our people, the word Kafno means the years when Mount Lebanon was slowly strangled between 1915 and 1918 under Ottoman rule, while entire Christian villages collapsed into death and silence.”

@arambusiness Huwe triSo yo.

The Syriac Aramaic language: He is speaking about an important topic regarding the future of our language, Syriac Aramaic, or how we call it Suroyo (Turoyo Dialect). This is how it sounds, we speak it every day with family and friends