Syriac language

Syriac
Syriac
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.
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic Central Semitic Northwest Semitic Aramaic Eastern Aramaic Syriac; ; ; ; ; ;
Early form	Old Syriac
Writing system	Syriac abjad
Language codes
ISO 639-2	syc Classical Syriac
ISO 639-3	syc Classical Syriac
Glottolog	clas1252
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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]

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References

↑ Angold 2006, pp. 391
↑ ^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.

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[Angold391-1] Angold 2006, pp. 391

[A-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.

[3] Polonsky, HJ (1961). "Studies in modern Syriac" (PDF). Journal of Semitic Studies. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

[4] 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.

[5] "Syria's Islamist Government Claims Assyrian is an Arabic Language". Assyrian International News Agency (AINA). April 9, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

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Syriac
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]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Semitic Central Semitic Northwest Semitic Aramaic Eastern Aramaic Syriac
Early form	Old Syriac
Writing system	Syriac abjad
Language codes
ISO 639-2	`syc` Classical Syriac
ISO 639-3	`syc` Classical Syriac
Glottolog	`clas1252`
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.