Roomrama

Roomrama is the de facto national anthem of the Assyrian people. It was composed by Nebu Juel Issabey and written by Yosip Bet Yosip for the Assyrian Universal Alliance and the Assyrian independence movement.

Lyrics

ܩܵܐ ܪܘܼܡܪܵܡܵܐ ܕܫܸܡܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ

ܕܐܘܼܡܬܲܐ ܐܵܬܘܿܪ ܟܵܠܲܚ ܒܫܠܵܡܵܐ

ܗܿܝ ܕܗܘܸܐ ܠܵܗܿ ܕܲܪܓܘܼܫܬܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܕܘܼܬܵܐ

ܩܵܐ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ ܕܐܲܒܼܵܗܵܬܲܢ

ܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܦܪܸܣܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܡܸܬ ܥܲܡܪܵܢܝܼܬܵܐ

ܐܵܢܝܼ ܕܡܗܘܼܕܝܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܵܗ ܒܲܪܢܵܫܘܼܬܵܐ

ܕܥܵܡܪܵܐ ܗܘܵܐ ܒܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܗܲܠ ܐܵܒܵܕܘܼܬܵܐ

ܕܚܲܝܘܿܗܿ ܥܵܒܼܪܝܼ ܗܘܵܘ ܒܪܘܵܚܲܢܝܘܼܬܵܐ

ܕܝܵܪܡܵܐ ܗܘܵܐ ܒܡܵܪܝܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܥܸܠܵܝܘܼܬܵܐ

Transliteration

Qa Roomrama D-Shima Rama

D-Umtan Atoor Kalakh B-Shlama

Ay D-Weela Dargooshta D-Mardoota

Qa Eeqara D-Awahatan

Aney D-prisloon L-Mitamranita

Aney D-Mhoodyaloon Ah Barnashoota

D-Amrawa B-Shlama Hal Abadoota

D-Khayo Oree'wa B-Rwakhaniyoota

D-Yarmawa B-Marya Go Elayoota

IPA transcription

qa: ru:mra:ma: dʃimma: ra:ma:

du:mtʰa: a:tʰu:r kʰa:laḥ bʃlama:

ai dwi:la: dagu:ʃtʰa: dmardu:tʰa:

qa: iqa:ra: dawa:ha:tʰan

a:ni: pre:slhu:n lmi:t'amra:nitʰa:

a:ni: dmu:djalu:n a:h barna:ʃu:tʰa:

da:mra:wa: bʃla:ma: hal a:ba:du:tʰa:

dḥajo:ho: o:ri:wo: bru:a:ha:iu:tʰa:

dja:rma:wa: bma:rja: go: illa:iu:tʰa:

English Translation

For the honor and advancement

Of our great nation Assyria

That was the cradle of civilization,

For the honor of our forefathers

Who spread across the globe

And guided nations,

To exist in peace forever

Live with wealth and abundance

And achieve greatness in God.

Other transliteration

These are adopted scripts which are not (and have never been) officially used to write Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.

Alternate Romanizations

Qā Rūmrāmā d-šimā rāmā

D-Ūmta Ātūr kālaḥ b-šlāmā

Hay d-whīlhā dargūštā d-Mardutā

Qā īqārā d-Avāhātan

Ānyī d-prēslhūn l-mīt'amrānītā

Ānyī d-mhūdyalōn āh Barnāšūtā

D-āmrāwā b-šlāmā hal ābādūtā

D-ḥayōhō āvryī wāw b-rwāḥanyūtā

D-yārmāwhā b-Māryā gāw Elāyūtā

Hangul transliteration

카 룸람마 드시마 람마

둠탄 아투르 칼라크 브슬람마

아이 드빌라 다르구스타 드마르두타

콰 이카라 다바하탄

아네이 드프리슬룬 이미탐라니타

아네이 드무댤룬 아 바르나수타

담라와 브슬람마 할 아바두타

드카요 오리와 브르와카니유타

드 야르마바 드 마르야 구 엘라유타