Syrian dialect still has few Aramaic words. The name of the city of Aleppo is a purely Syriac/an Aramic name and means the white city. The word Aleppo means whi

Syrian dialect still has few Aramaic words. The name of the city of Aleppo is a purely Syriac/an Aramic name and means the white city. The word Aleppo means white in Syriac. Since Aleppo is distinguished by its white limestone, it was called the White City. Aleppo was an amazing city with rich linguistic diversity and rich musical tradition of several minorities. With Aramaic mixed with Armenian! All the inhabitants used to sing along in one neighborhood, each in his own house when one musician starts a tune, other neighborhoods would compete with their own musicians it was a magic experience that I was not lucky enough to witness. The Arabic dialect in Aleppo is very distinctive though, we used to make fun of it in TV series and in daily conversation. Some other Aramaic words Martini: Mar means the master, and Tini is the fig, meaning the master of figs, , the shiah: the one who works by melting, and Touma: the twin. Al-Bajuq: They are based on the effects of Al-Bajuq and use it to mean bad mouth.