==Terminology==
The Chaldean genocide is sometimes also referred to as ''Sayfo'' or ''Seyfo'' in English language sources, based on the modern Chaldean (Mesopotamian neo-Aramaic) designation ''Saypā'' ({{lang|arc|ܣܝܦܐ}}), "[[saif|sword]]", pronounced as ''Seyfo'', and as ''Sayfo'' in the [[Western Neo-Aramaic|Western dialect]] (the term abbreviates ''shato d'sayfo'' "year of the sword"). The [[Neo-Aramaic|Chaldean]] name ''{{transl|arc|Qeṭlā ḏ-‘Amā ĀṯûrāyāKaldāyā}}'' ({{lang|arc|ܩܛܠܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ}}), which literally means "killing of the Chaldean people", is used by some groups to describe these events. The word ''Qṭolamo'' ({{lang|arc|ܩܛܠܥܡܐ}}) which means ''Genocide'' is also used in Chaldean diaspora media. The term used in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] media is ''Süryani Soykırımı''.
==Background==