| Exercises |
| 1. Watch this Video-Clip. |
| 2. Write the letters as you observe in the Video-Clip. |
| 3. Practice writing the letters. |
| ܐ ... | ܐ |
| ܒ ... | ܒ |
| ܓ ... | ܓ |
| ܕ ـܕ ... | ܕ ـܕ |
| ܗ ... | ܗ |
| ܘ ... | ܘ |
| ܙ ... | ܙ |
| ܚ ... | ܚ |
| ܛ ܛـ ... | ܛ ܛـ |
| ܝ ... | ܝ |
| ܟـ ܟ ... | ܟـ ܟ |
| ܠ ... | ܠ |
| ܡ ܡـ ... | ܡ ܡـ |
| ܢܢ ܢـ ... | ܢܢ ܢـ |
| ܣ ... | ܣ |
| ܥ ܥـ ... | ܥ ܥـ |
| ܦ ... | ܦ |
| ܨ ... | ܨ |
| ܩ ... | ܩ |
| ܪ ـܪ ... | ܪ ـܪ |
| ܫ ... | ܫ |
| ܬ ܬ ... | ܬ ܬ |
| 4. Learn to connect the letters. |
| Letters | Root meaning | ||
| bṭl | to be tired | ܒܛܠـ ... | ܒܛܠـ ... |
| ṭcm | to taste | ܛܥܡـ ... | ܛܥܡـ ... |
| šmc | to hear | ܫܡܥـ ... | ܫܡܥـ ... |
| cmr | to build, to live | ܥܡܪ ... | ܥܡܪ ... |
| fhm | to understand | ܦܗܡـ ... | ܦܗܡـ... |
| mṣr | to bind | ܡܨܪ ... | ܡܨܪ ... |
| mzbn | to sell | ܡܙܒܢـ ... | ܡܙܒܢـ ... |
| zmr | to sing | ܙܡܪ ... | ܙܡܪ ... |
| kfn | to be hungry | ܟܦܢـ ... | ܟܦܢـ ... |
| kṯw | to write | ܟܬܼܘ ... | ܟܬܼܘ ... |
| dmx | to sleep | ܕܡܟ݂ـ ... | ܕܡܟ݂ـ ... |
| mhlx | to go | ܡܗܠܟ݂ـ ... | ܡܗܠܟ݂ـ ... |
| ḥrš | to conjure | ܚܪܫـ... | ܚܪܫـ ... |
| šġš | to confuse | ܫܓܼܫـ ... | ܫܓܼܫـ... |
| rhṭ | to run | ܪܗܛـ ... | ܪܗܛـ ... |