Syriac

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

• enPR: sĭrʹē-ăk', IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹiˌæk/
• Hyphenation: Syr‧i‧ac
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiæk

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: السُّرْيَانِيَّة‎ f (as-suryāniyya), اللُّغَة السُّرْيَانِيَّة‎ f (al-luḡa s-suryāniyya), سُرْيَانِيّ‎ m (suryāniyy) (colloquial) Aramaic: Classical Syriac: ܣܘܪܝܝܐ‎, ܣܘܪܝܐ‎, ܣܘܪܐܝܬ‎ Armenian: ասորերեն (hy) (asoreren) Azerbaijani: süryani dili Bulgarian: древносирийски (drevnosirijski) Catalan: siríac (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: syrština f Farefare: sirire Finnish: syyria (fi) French: syriaque (fr) m or f German: Syrisch (de) n Greek: συριακά (el) n pl (syriaká) Hebrew: סורית‎ (he) (surit) Hungarian: szír (hu) Italian: siriaco m Malay: bahasa Suriani Persian: زبان سریانی‎ (zabân-e soryâni) Polish: syryjski (pl) m Portuguese: siríaco (pt) m Romanian: siriacă f Russian: сири́йский (ru) m (siríjskij) Spanish: siriaco m Swedish: syriska (sv) c Tajik: забони сурёнӣ (zaboni suryonī) Turkish: Süryanice (tr) Uzbek: suryoniy tili

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Classical Syriac terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code syr (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Syriac, syr ⁠, a macrolanguage including:

• 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: سُرْيَانِيّ‎ m (suryāniyy), سُرْيَانِيَّة‎ (ar) f (suryāniyya), سُرْيَان‎ (suryān) (collective) Armenian: ասորի (asori) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: assyrialainen (fi) Portuguese: siríaco (pt) m Swedish: assyrier c

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.

Anagrams

• acrisy