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

/sɪraɪək/ (Chiefly US)

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

• Afrikaans: Siries
• 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
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: siryanî (ku) f

• Malay: bahasa Suryani
• 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 (sv) 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: siríaco (pt) m
• Swedish: syrian (sv)

Adjective

Syriac (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

• acrisy