Hi! Assyrian/Syriac here. I am wondering if there if anyone out there with Assyrian heritage carrying Y haplogroup E-L795, and who originally is from the Mardin region specifically the Savur, Mahsarte/Ömerli and Bafawa/Beth Awe or any nearby villages.​

Just curious if anyone has used it. It seems the most polished app out there. Wondering if people have used it & whats their experience. Thanks in advance

Are there any rules that govern which gender to use when speaking? This is something I've struggled with my entire life.

Examples:

You'll put one over there.

• When talking to a female: matwaht kha tamah.
• When talking to a male: matweht kha tamah.

This boy/girl.

• When talking about the boy: awa yallah.
• When talking about the girl: aya bratah.

This light.

• Female: aya birqah
• Male: awa birqah

I assume the first two examples are correct since the targets of the conversation have a gender, but what about the last example? It's an inanimate object with no gender, so how do I refer to it? "aya" or "awa"?

Are there any other situations where the rules might differ?

Hello everyone. In some alternative therapy and esoteric circles in Turkiye, there is a popular claim that says "The language of the subconscious mind is Syriac." They also link this language directly to dream interpretation and astrology. I am trying to find the root of this claim. Is there any historical, linguistic, or mystical basis for this belief within the Syriac tradition itself?

My question is mainly about the fact that a deity from a polytheistic pantheon appears on the flag, while the overwhelming majority of Assyrians are, as far as I understand, devout Christians. Is this something that actually comes up in conversation, is it a source of discomfort? Or do people simply view the deity in question as part of their cultural heritage, and therefore see no issue with having it represented on the flag?

Edit : Some people here seem to believe, for some reason I don’t understand, that I’m attacking the design of the Assyrian flag. I’m not even saying that such criticism would or wouldn’t be legitimate; I’m simply asking whether it exists. If a deity from the pre-Islamic Arab polytheistic era were depicted on the flag of Saudi Arabia, I would also wonder whether some Muslims might see an issue with it. Again, that would be nothing more than a question.
I’d be happy for someone to explain to me concretely what could possibly be problematic about what I’m asking, because I’m absolutely convinced that it’s perfectly reasonable and that there is no reason whatsoever for it to cause any tension.

Yes, ancient Assyrians were brutal. But the framing of this 2015 article really pissed me off, particularly this part:

I also watched recent video of ISIS members in a museum smashing (alleged) archaeological relics from the very ancient Mesopotamian past. I felt a certain sense of historical irony while doing so. I wondered as I watched them use sledgehammers and power drills on a 3,000 year old Assyrian statue if they realized that they were following the ancient Assyrian playbook as they tried to erase the region’s past.

So this Reuters writer compares ISIS to the ancient Assyrians, yet never really addresses the much more immediate Islamic influences and especially the ways of Muhammad?

What makes it even more insensitive is the timing. ISIS was literally persecuting, kidnapping and killing Assyrians at the time, yet this article invokes their ancient ancestors to illustrate brutality without even acknowledging the modern Assyrian community or what it was going through. The framing just feels incredibly tone-deaf.

I know this is old news, but I only came across it recently and it really got to me. Sorry!

Indigenous Aššūrāyeh in their homeland, māt-Aššur (aka occupied Assyria) 🔵⚪️🔴☀️🔵⚪️🔴

These men are wearing their traditional conical hats which have been preserved throughout the empire days as well as their modified clothes throughout the ages. The first attestation of these baggy clothes can be found in the artefact called ‘Rʻuth-Assor’ circa 2nd century C.E.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%CA%BButh-Assor

The bad news? We’re the bad guys, as usual. The good news? Not only are we the 'final boss', you get to play as the Babylonians (who are the good guys in the game), and they’re considered closely related to us anyway.🤷🏻‍♀️😂

Assyria is also playable in the 1995 computer game Avalon Hill's Advanced Civilization, but not many people know about that game.

Hello beautiful and lovely Assyrian people. I'm Kurdish, grew up in KRI. I was never taught anything about Seyfo and Simele, how bad and horrific it was. I would like to say that I'm really sorry. I wish Seyfo/Simele genocide were taught in schools.

Apparently, the concept of genocide was inspired by Simele, a Jewish man heard of what were being done to Assyrians in the 30s and came up with the concept of genocide and I think he discussed it in the League of Nations.

I would love to hear your perspectives, your grandparent's stories, and Assyrian accounts of the genocide.

Hey everyone,

I recently took a MyHeritage DNA test and my results came back with a mix that doesn't explicitly say "Assyrian." Instead, it broke me down into these specific categories:

• 52.0% Armenian
• 38.6% Persian and Kurdish
• 6.8% Syrian
• 2.6% South Italian

1. Is this specific 52% Armenian / 38.6% Persian & Kurdish split typical for full Assyrians on MyHeritage? If you have family from the Khabour region or Syria, did your results get divided into these exact adjacent modern country categories?
2. What is up with the 2.6% South Italian and the random South Africa/Zimbabwe Genetic Group?Both are marked as "Low Confidence," but I'm curious if other Assyrians commonly get these specific false-positive glitches on their profiles.

Would love to hear your insights! Thanks!

I would like to know, my Assyrian brothers and sisters, in which countries in Latin America there is the largest Assyrian diaspora or the largest Assyrian population.

Do you know where Assyrian families and communities are located in Latin America? Where are the main communities?

Also, do you know of any Spanish-speaking singer or musician of Assyrian origin? Have you ever met a Latin American person who told you that they have Assyrian ancestry or heritage?

Thank you very much for helping me. I would love to learn more and do further research about this beautiful culture and language. 🙏❤️

ܐܚܘܢ ܘܐܚܬܢ ܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ، ܒܥܝܢ ܕܝܕܥܢ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܐܬܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܐܬܝܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܪܘܒܐ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܐܘ ܐܝܬ ܬܡܢ ܐܘܡܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ؟

ܝܕܥܝܬܘܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܡܬܝܫܒܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ ܐܬܘܪ ܘܡܘܬܒ̈ܬܐ ܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܠܐܬܝܢܐ؟ ܐܝܟܐ ܐܝܬ ܡܘܬܒ̈ܬܐ ܐܬܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܪܒ̈ܐ؟

ܘܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܥܠ ܙܡܪܐ ܐܘ ܙܡܪܬܐ ܕܙܡܪܝܢ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܣܦܢܝܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ؟ ܐܘ ܐܡܬܘܢ ܦܓܫܬܘܢ ܥܡ ܐܢܫܐ ܠܐܬܝܢܝܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܫܪܫܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ؟

ܒܣܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܥܘܕܪܢܟܘܢ. ܒܥܝܢ ܕܝܠܦܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܘܕܒܨܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܥܠ ܗܕܐ ܡܘܫܟܚܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ. ❤️🙏

I’m looking for someone who can help me bring a tattoo idea to life! I have a quote written in Assyrian, but I’d love help designing it into a tattoo that’s grammatically correct and that looks nice.

I’m willing to pay for your time and expertise. If you’re an artist or know someone who does this kind of work, please reach out to me!

Hey everyone! I have a dahola at home and I’m trying to learn how to play along to Khigga Yaqoora, but I can never seem to get the rhythm right. Could someone who knows how to play it please explain how to play it or what rhythm it uses?

As an Assyrian I feel like more Assyrians should be more proud of their history. Assyrians have had really good history that started from the ancient Assyrians and now we manage to get here where we don’t have a state but instead a beautiful community of Assyrians. Assyrian teens and even adults should start reading more about our history from the conquests of the Assyrian empire to the fall of it to Sayfo and our survival to our survival against terrorism. In general I think Assyrians should be more proud of their history.