Syriac (ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ leššānā Suryāyā) is an Eastern Aramaic language.[2] It was spoken long ago in the Fertile Crescent.[2]
Syriac | |
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ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Leššānā Suryāyā | |
![]() Leššānā Suryāyā in written Syriac (Esṭrangelā script) | |
Pronunciation | lɛʃʃɑːnɑː surjɑːjɑː |
Region | Upper Mesopotamia, Eastern Arabia |
Era | 1st 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
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Early form | Old Syriac
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Syriac abjad | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | syc Classical Syriac |
ISO 639-3 | syc Classical Syriac |
Glottolog | clas1252 |


Related pages
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- 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.