Syriac

English

The sixth beatitude (Matthew 5:8) from an East Syriac Peshitta Bible.
Tuvayhon l'aylên dadkên blebhon: dhenon nehzon l'alâhâ.
'Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.'

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹiˌæk/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συριακός ‎(suriakós), an adjective pertaining to Συρία ‎(Suría), the Greek name for Aram, and probably based on the name Assyria.

Proper noun

Syriac ‎(plural Syriacs)

1. An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:

   The language of the kingdom of Osroene.

   The liturgical language of various churches with roots in the Middle East.

Related terms

• Syria, Syrian, Assyrian, Assyria, Aramaic, Aramaean.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Syriac terms

Translations

language

• Arabic: اَلسُّرْيَانِيَّة ‎(as-suryāniyya)
• Aramaic:

  Syriac: ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ‎(leššānā suryāyā)

• Armenian: ասորերեն (hy) ‎(asoreren)
• Czech: syrština f
• Finnish: syyria (fi)
• German: Syrisch (de) n
• Hebrew: סורית ‎(surit)

• Malay: bahasa Suriani
• Persian: سریانی ‎(Soryâni)
• Polish: syryjski (pl) m
• Portuguese: siríaco (pt) m
• Russian: сири́йский (ru) m ‎(siríjskij)
• Swedish: syriska c
• Turkish: Süryanice (tr)

External links

• ISO 639-3 code syr (SIL)

• Ethnologue entry for Classical Syriac, syc
• Ethnologue entry for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, aii
• Ethnologue entry for Bohtan Neo-Aramaic, bhn
• Ethnologue entry for Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, cld

• Ethnologue entry for Mlahsö, lhs
• Ethnologue entry for Koy Sanjaq Surat, kqd
• Ethnologue entry for Senaya, syn
• Ethnologue entry for Turoyo, tru

Noun

Syriac ‎(plural Syriacs)

1. A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
2. A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church.

Translations

Syriac speaker

• Arabic: سُرْيَانِي m ‎(suryānī), سُرْيَانِيَة f ‎(suryāniya), سُرْيَان pl ‎(suryān)

• Armenian: ասորի ‎(asori)
• Portuguese: siríaco (pt) m

Syriac Orthodox Church member

• Armenian: ասորի ‎(asori)

• Swedish: syrian (sv)

Adjective

Syriac ‎(not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture.