Resources

A curated collection of scholarly references, archives, and learning materials for Aramaic language study

Scholarly Links & Databases

Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon (CAL)

The most extensive dictionary of Aramaic, covering all dialects and periods with textual references.

Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (ELDP)

Documentation and preservation resources for endangered languages including Neo-Aramaic dialects.

Open Language Archives Community (OLAC)

A worldwide network of language archives with extensive Aramaic language resources.

PARADISEC

Digital archive of records of some of the many small cultures and languages of the world.

Semitisches Tonarchiv

Audio archive of Semitic languages at the University of Heidelberg with Aramaic recordings.

The Language Archive

Max Planck Institute's archive with Aramaic language data and documentation.

External Archives & Libraries

Digital Collections

British Library Manuscripts

Syriac and Aramaic manuscripts collection

Library of Congress

Middle Eastern language collections

Hill Museum & Manuscript Library

Extensive collection of Aramaic manuscripts

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Syriac manuscript digitization project

Academic Institutions

University of Chicago - NELC

Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Department

Harvard University - EALC

East Asian Languages and Civilizations with Semitic studies

University of Oxford - Oriental Institute

Aramaic and Syriac studies program

UCLA - NELC Department

Near Eastern Languages and Cultures with Aramaic focus

Dictionaries & Grammars

Dictionaries & Lexicons

A Compendious Syriac Dictionary

By J. Payne Smith (1903)

Lexicon to the Syriac New Testament

By William Jennings (2009)

Grammars & Textbooks

Introduction to Syriac

By Wheeler Thackston (1999)

A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic

By Franz Rosenthal (1995)

Grammar of the Aramaic Language

By Takamitsu Muraoka (2011)

Dictionaries & Grammars

Wikipedia Resources

Aramaic Language

Comprehensive overview of Aramaic history and dialects

Aramaic Alphabet

Detailed information on the Aramaic writing system

Syriac Language

Information on the classical Syriac dialect of Aramaic

Neo-Aramaic Languages

Modern Aramaic dialects still spoken today

List of Aramaic Languages

Comprehensive list of Aramaic dialects and variants