syriac

Speech parts

1. syriac - Noun

2. syriac - Adjective

3. Syriac - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Syria, or its language; as, the Syriac version of the Pentateuch.

The language of Syria; especially, the ancient language of that country.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

aramaic assyrian aramaic syrian assyrian aramean sirius aramaean Cyrus Assyria Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Neo-Aramaic archdiocesan Chaldean Neo-Aramaic Syro-Aramaic Middle Aramaic
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Phrases with the word

Syriac Catholic assyrian syriac chaldean-syriac eastern syriac western syriac

Anagrams

acrisy

Examples

According to a 2011 discovery by a Cambridge manuscript expert, Syriac was the first language to use a punctuation mark to indicate an interrogative sentence. Source: Internet

AD 600), writing in Syriac, also mentions a king Gligmos, Gmigmos or Gamigos as last of a line of twelve kings who were contemporaneous with the patriarchs from Peleg to Abraham; this occurrence is also considered a vestige of Gilgamesh's former memory. Source: Internet

A critical edition of a Syriac Acta of Saint George, accompanied by an annotated English translation, was published by E.W. Brooks (1863–1955) in 1925. Source: Internet

An Introduction to Syriac Studies. Source: Internet

As an official language, Syriac was given a relatively coherent form, style and grammar that is lacking in other Old Eastern Aramaic dialects. Source: Internet

At the same time, Ephrem the Syrian was producing the most treasured collection of poetry and theology in the Syriac language. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

syrette syrh Syria Syriac Catholic Syriac Orthodox Church Syriac studies