ALphabet
ܐܠܦ ܒܬܼ
Consonants
There are 22 consonants in the Chaldean alphabet, starting with alap and ending with taw. For more details on the consonants, see lessons 1-6.
ܕ
Name: Dalath
As in...: Dog
Transliteration: D
ܓ
Name: Gamal
As in...: Girl
Transliteration: G
ܒ
Name: Beth
As in...: Boy
Transliteration: B
ܐ
Name: Alap
Sound: Silent
Transliteration: ` or none
ܚ
Name: Heth
As in...: Guttural H
Transliteration: H
ܙ
Name: Zayn
As in...: Zebra
Transliteration: Z
ܘ
Name: Waw
As in...: Water
Transliteration: W
ܗ
Name: Heh
As in...: Hello
Transliteration: H
ܠ
Name: Lamdadh
As in...: Love
Transliteration: L
ܟـ
Name: Kap
As in...: Keep
Transliteration: K
ܝ
Name: Yodh
As in...: You
Transliteration: Y
ܛ
Name: Teth
As in...: Guttural T
Transliteration: T
ܥ
Name: 'E
As in...: Guttural E
Transliteration: '
ܣ
Name: Simkath
As in...: Soap
Transliteration: S
ܢـ
Name: Nun
As in...: Name
Transliteration: N
ܡـ
Name: Meem
As in...: Mom
Transliteration: M
ܪ
Name: Resh
As in...: Rice
Transliteration: R
ܩ
Name: Qop
As in...: Guttural K
Transliteration: Q
ܨ
Name: Sade
As in...: Guttural S
Transliteration: S
ܦ
Name: Pe
As in...: Pen
Transliteration: P
ܬ
Name: Taw
As in...: Tiger
Transliteration: T
ܫ
Name: Sheen
As in...: Sheep
Transliteration: Sh
Variants
There are 11 consonant variations in the Chaldean alphabet, indicated by markings placed below a consonant to change its sound. For more details on consonant variations, see lessons 7-8.
ܓ̮
Name: Jamal
As in...: Joy
Transliteration: J
ܓ̣
Name: Ghamal
As in...: Baghdad
Transliteration: Gh
ܒ̮
Name: Veth
As in...: Very
Transliteration: V
ܒ̣
Name: Weth
As in...: Water
Transliteration: W
ܟ̮ـ
Name: Chap
As in...: Chair
Transliteration: Ch
ܟ̣ـ
Name: Khap
As in...: Khalid
Transliteration: Kh
ܚ̰
Name: Kheth
As in...: Khalid
Transliteration: Kh
ܖ݀
Name: Dhalath
As in...: The
Transliteration: Dh
ܬ̣
Name: Thaw
As in...: Think
Transliteration: Th
ܦ̇
Name: Phe
As in...: Phone
Transliteration: Ph
ܦ̮
Name: Weh
As in...: Water
Transliteration: W
Vowels
There are 7 vowels in the Chaldean alphabet. The first four are marks placed onto consonants in order to combine their sounds, and the last three are constant variations that make vowel sounds. For more information on the vowels, see lessons 1-3.
◌ܹ
Name: Zlama Qashya
As in...: Every
Transliteration: E
◌ܸ
Name: Zlama Pshiqa
As in...: It
Transliteration: I
◌ܲ
Name: Pthaha
As in...: Air
Transliteration: A
◌ܵ
Name: Zqapa
As in...: All
Transliteration: A
ܝܼ
Name: Hwasa
As in...: Beet
Transliteration: EE
ܘܼ
Name: Rwasa
As in...: Boot
Transliteration: OO
ܘܿ
Name: Rwaha
As in...: Go
Transliteration: O