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.'

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹiˌæk/

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.

Translations

language

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

  Syriac: ܠܶܫܳܢܳܐ ܣܽܘܪܝܳܝܳܐ‏‎ (leššānā suryāyā)

• Armenian: ասորերեն (hy) (asoreren)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: syrština f
• Finnish: syyria (fi)
• German: Syrisch (de) n

• Hebrew: סורית‏‎ (he) (surit)
• Italian: siriaco m
• 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)

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Syriac terms

Further reading

• 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)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: assyrialainen (fi)
• Portuguese: siríaco (pt) m
• Swedish: please add this translation if you can

Syriac Orthodox Church member

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: ասորի (asori)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: assyrialaiskristitty
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: syrian (sv)

Adjective

Syriac (not comparable)

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