Information about Ammonite Language
| Ammonite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spoken in: | Formerly spoken in northwestern Jordan | |
| Language extinction: | 5th century BC | |
| Language family: | }}} Semitic West Semitic Central Semitic Northwest Semitic Canaanite Ammonite}}} | |
| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1: | none | |
| ISO 639-2: | sem | |
| ISO 639-3: | aoq | |
The Ammonite language is the extinct Hebrew Canaanite language of the Ammonite people mentioned in the Bible, who used to live in modern-day Jordan, and after whom its capital Amman is named. Only fragments of their language survive - chiefly the 9th century BC Amman Citadel Inscription, the 7th-6th century BC Tell Siran bronze bottle, and a few ostraca. As far as can be determined from this small corpus, it was extremely similar to Biblical Hebrew, with some possible Aramaic influence including the use of ‘bd instead of commoner Biblical Hebrew ‘śh for "work". The only other notable difference with Biblical Hebrew is the sporadic retention of feminine singular -t (eg ’šħt "cistern", but ‘lyh "high (fem.)".)
Sources: F. Israel in D. Cohen (ed.), Les Langues Chamito-semitiques, Paris: CNRS, 1988.
F. Aufrecht: A Corpus of Ammonite Inscriptions. Lewiston: Mellen Press, 1989.
Anthem
عاش المليك
The Royal Anthem of Jordan
("As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni") 1
Long live the King
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عاش المليك
The Royal Anthem of Jordan
("As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni") 1
Long live the King
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Hebrew }}}
Writing system: Hebrew abjad
Language codes
ISO 639-1: he
ISO 639-2: sem
ISO 639-3: variously:
heb —
aoq —
obm —
xdm
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Writing system: Hebrew abjad
Language codes
ISO 639-1: he
ISO 639-2: sem
ISO 639-3: variously:
heb —
aoq —
obm —
xdm
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Canaanite languages are a subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Hebrews, Phoenicians, and eventually Philistines.
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Ammon or Ammonites (Hebrew: עַמּוֹן, Standard
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Anthem
عاش المليك
The Royal Anthem of Jordan
("As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni") 1
Long live the King
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عاش المليك
The Royal Anthem of Jordan
("As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni") 1
Long live the King
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Location of Amman within Jordan.
Country Jordan
Governorate Capital Governorate
Government
- Mayor Omar AlMaani
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ostracon (Greek: ὄστρακον ostrakon, plural ὄστρακα ostraka
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Aramaic}}}
Writing system: Aramaic abjad, Syriac abjad, Hebrew abjad, Mandaic alphabet with a handfull of inscriptions found in Demotic[2] and Chinese[3] characters.
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Writing system: Aramaic abjad, Syriac abjad, Hebrew abjad, Mandaic alphabet with a handfull of inscriptions found in Demotic[2] and Chinese[3] characters.
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