@MikeWingert

Professor, Podcaster, Peace-maker. Perpetual learner, Purveyor of Polyglot Pedagogy, Precious Pugilist. Dean at https://xitter.cf/t.co/rY7fXM0bgl

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Joined January 2011
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܣܗܕܐ (sāhdā), "witness." Pronounced "sahdo." Cognate with Arabic شَاهِد (shāhid). #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #wotd While the word simply means "witness," it typically applies to those who were killed on behalf of Christ.
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Michael Wingert 𒀯 🏴‍☠️ retweeted
سالم بالعمى
@salem_ballamaOct 24
كنت أذهب للأردن فالتسعينات للصيد بالصقور أو بالبنادق وذلك حسب موسم الطيور المهاجرة.. كانوا النشاما يرافقوني في رحلاتي وهم من بدو الأردن.. وكان أحدهم كبيراً فالسن.. يلبس كندورة صوف وعقال.. سوالفه سوالف رجال.. يعد القصيد ويذبح ويصلخ ويطبخ ويقرب الجميع عالأكل ويقول: سمّو بسم الله على كرامة الشيخ سالم.. كان قمة في الأخلاق والبداوة والسنع.. وبعد ثلاث أيام ونحن في براري الأردن أخبروني بأنه مسيحي 🙄 ضربت فيوزات مخي🤦 ولم أتخيل بأنه ليس بمسلم وهو بكل هذه الصفات البدوية الإسلامية.. انصدمت لحبي وتقديري له من بد كل المرافقين.. وكعادته هو من يشب الضو لتبدأ سمرتنا ونتسامر بسوالفه الطيبة.. فقلت سأسئله عن سبب عدم دخولهم للإسلام ولتبدأ السمرة بمحتوى جديد.. مختصر جوابه : نحن العرب المسيحيين أأصل من العرب المسلمين في المنطقة.. وأقدم من الإسلام، وأغلب المسلمين كانوا مسيحيين قبل أن يدخلوا دين الإسلام.. حافظنا على ديننا وعاداتنا وعشنا معكم بسلام عالحلوه والمره. سوّد الله وجه الإرهاب والارهابيين وتعازينا ل #الأردن مسلميها ومسيحييها ولا أراكم مكروه
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܐܘܠܨܢܐ (ʾulṣānā), "tribulation / distress." Pronounced "ulṣono." #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD Pray for peace. +
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܛܠܘܡܐ (ṭlūmā), "oppression / fraud." Pronounced "ṭlumo." Cognate with Arabic ظُلْم (ẓulm). #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܚܠܝܡܐ (ḥlīmā), "healthy / whole." Pronounced "ḥlimo." Cognate with Hebrew חָלִים (ḥālîm). #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD Tip: If someone asks, "how are you?" in Syriac, the proper response is Hlim-no "I'm well."
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܡܟܣܐ (māksā), "tax collector." Pronounced "makso." Cognate with Hebrew מֹכֵס (mōḵēs), Arabic مَاكِس (mākis), Akkadian miksu. Remind me to repost this on April 15! #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ (tedmurtā), "wonder / amazement." Pronounced "tedmurtho." #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܥܪܣܐ (ʿarsā), "pallet / mat." Pronounced "ʿarso." Cognate with Hebrew עֶרֶשׂ (ʿereś), Arabic عَرْس (ʿars), Akkadian eršu. #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܓܘܕܦܐ (gudāpā), "blasphemy." Pronounced "gudopo." Cognate with Hebrew גִּדּוּף (giddūp), Arabic جَدْف (jadf). #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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Michael Wingert 𒀯 🏴‍☠️ retweeted
Pope Leo XIV
@PontifexOct 2
In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܣܒܪܬܐ (sebartā), "good news / gospel." Pronounced "sebartho." Probably a metathesized form of the Hebrew בְּשׂוֹרָה (bəśōrāh), Arabic بِشَارَة (bishārah), Akkadian bussurtu. #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܢܨܒܐ (neṣbā), "plant / plantation." Pronounced "neṣbo." Cognate with Hebrew מַצֵּבָה (maṣṣevāh), Arabic نَصْب (naṣb), Akkadian naṣābu; basically something that stands straight up from the ground. #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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Michael Wingert 𒀯 🏴‍☠️ retweeted
mihayel akyüz | ܡܝܟܐܝܠ ܐܩܝܘܙ@mihayelakyuzSep 22
Türkiye’nin Süryanice haritası. Antik ve modern dönem Süryanice kaynaklardan derlenen şehir adlarıyla 🔻
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܚܒܠܐ (ḥaḇlā), "rope / cord." Pronounced "ḥeḇlo." Cognate with Hebrew חֶבֶל (ḥeḇel), Arabic حَبْل (ḥabl), Akkadian eblu. #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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independent.co.uk/news/scien…

Small 1,700-year-old fragment of Odyssey found tucked in library book

Parchment describes the exact moment Helios finds out Odysseus’s men ate his ‘immortal’ cow

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phys.org/news/2026-09-laser-…

Laser scans reveal 23 hidden ship carvings on Bronze Age temple wall in Cyprus

About 40 years ago, researchers found ancient ship carvings on a temple wall in Cyprus, possibly all carved at once at the tail end of the Bronze Age, around the time of the infamous Bronze Age...

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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܩܛܪܐ (qeṭrā), "joint / knot." Pronounced "qeṭro." Cognate with Hebrew קֶשֶׁר (qešer), Akkadian qatāru. #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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Michael Wingert 𒀯 🏴‍☠️ retweeted
GEWARGIS@GewargisOfAthorSep 15
A surviving sculpture of Attalos, the Assyrian king of Adiabene, dating to the 3rd century AD.
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The #Syriac (#Aramaic) word of the day is ܡܐܢܐ (mānā), "vessel / utensil." Pronounced "mono." Mani, the leader of the Manechaen religion, was known as the "wicked vessel." #Assyrian #Aramaic #Languages #WOTD
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Archaeologists Uncover a Neolithic Sculpture of a Human Riding a Leopard That's 'Unlike Anything We...

The artifact was found during excavations at Karahan Tepe, an 11,000-year-old site in southeastern Turkey. Created long before the invention of writing, the 2.3-foot-tall sculpture's purpose is a...

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