Jubb'adin
Jubb'adin
ܓܦܥܘܕ - גפעוד جبعدين | |
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Area code | 11 |
Jubb'adin (
According to the
The village is among the three last remaining villages where Western Neo-Aramaic is still spoken. Most of the younger people in the village are bilingual and speak both Western Neo-Aramaic and Syrian Arabic fluently. Jubb'adin is the main source of modern poetry written in the Western Neo-Aramaic language, thanks to its many poets. The environment is colder than in most other Syrian cities and villages due to its altitude.[14]
The main mosque in the village is called Jemʿa rāb "the Large Mosque" in Western Neo-Aramaic.
Etymology
The etymology of the village's name remains controversial. It is believed to be composed of two parts. The first part is Ġuppa "
Another possibility is that it is a reference to Audius, who founded
Notable individuals
Famous individuals from the village include the Syrian actor Jalal Al-Taweel.
References
- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate.(in Arabic)
- ISBN 978-1-5275-5046-9.
Its Aramaic name is ġuppaҁōḏ, which is how its natives refer to it, while the word Jubaadin is the Arabized form of its name.
- ^ AntonSamuel (11 September 2017). "English: Maaloula 7". Commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ISBN 9783446239005.
Ich kenne das Dorf nicht, doch gehört habe ich davon. Was ist mit Malula?‹ fragte der festgehaltene Derwisch. >Das letzte Dorf der Aramäer< lachte einer der…
- ISBN 9783110199192.
The fact that nearly all Arabic loans in Ma'lula originate from the period before the change from the rural dialect to the city dialect of Damascus shows that the contact between the Aramaeans and the Arabs was intimate…
- ISBN 9783643152619.
Aramäer von Ǧubbˁadīn
- ISBN 9783447033268.
Die arabischen Dialekte der Aramäer
- ISBN 9783447033268.
Die Kontakte zwischen den drei Aramäer-dörfern sind nicht besonders stark.
- ISBN 9783447053136.
Aramäern in Ma'lūla
- ISBN 9783447053136.
Viele Aramäer arbeiten heute in Damaskus, Beirut oder in den Golfstaaten und verbringen nur die Sommermonate im Dorf.
- ^ "Hilfe für das Aramäerdorf Maaloula e.V. | an aid project in Syria".
- ISBN 9789027292162.
…Western Neo-Aramaic (Spitaler 1938; Arnold 1990), which is attested in three villages whose speakers just a few generations ago were still entirely Christian.
- ISBN 9789004369535.
The inhabitants of Bakh'a and Jubb'Adin are Muslims (since the eighteenth century), as is a large portion of the people of Ma'lula, while the rest have remained Christian, mostly of Melkite (Greek Catholic) persuasion. The retention of the "Christian" language after conversion to Islam is noteworthy.
- ^ Amar, Joseph (12 October 2012). "The Loss of Syria". Commonwealmagazine.org. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
External links
- Samples of spoken Western Neo-Aramaic at the Semitisches Tonarchiv (Semitic Audio Archive)