Syriac language

dialect of Middle Aramaic
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Syriac (ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ leššānā Suryāyā) is an Eastern Aramaic language.[2] It was spoken long ago in the Fertile Crescent.[2]

Syriac
ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Leššānā Suryāyā
Leššānā Suryāyā in written Syriac (Esṭrangelā script)
Pronunciationlɛʃʃɑːnɑː surjɑːjɑː
RegionUpper Mesopotamia, Eastern Arabia
Era1st century AD; Dramatically declined as a vernacular language after the 14th century; Developed into Northeastern Neo-Aramaic and Central Neo-Aramaic languages after the 12th century.[1]
Afro-Asiatic
  • Semitic
    • Central Semitic
      • Northwest Semitic
        • Aramaic
          • Eastern Aramaic
            • Syriac
Early form
Old Syriac
Syriac abjad
Language codes
ISO 639-2syc Classical Syriac
ISO 639-3syc Classical Syriac
Glottologclas1252
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Syriac Aramaic alphabet
An 11th century Syriac manuscript.
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References

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  1. Angold 2006, pp. 391
  2. 2.0 2.1
    • Polonsky, HJ (1961). "Studies in modern Syriac" (PDF). Journal of Semitic Studies. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
    • Thompson, Damian; Nazir-Ali, Michael (January 31, 2025). "Are Syrian Christians who speak the language of Jesus about to disappear after 2,000 years?". The Spectator. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
    • "Syria's Islamist Government Claims Assyrian is an Arabic Language". Assyrian International News Agency (AINA). April 9, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.