Syriac
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek συριακός (suriakós), an adjective pertaining to Συρία (Suría), the Greek name for Aram, and probably based on the name Assyria.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Syriac (plural Syriacs)
- 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
Translations
language
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See also
Further reading
- (international standards) language code for [[w:ISO 639:Syriac|Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Syriac" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.]].
- 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)
- A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
- A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Translations
Syriac speaker
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Syriac Orthodox Church member
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Adjective
Syriac (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture.