Image:6thBeatitude.png|frame|The sixth [[Beatitudes|beatitude (Matthew 5:8) from an East Syriac Peshitta Bible.<br>Tuvayhon l'aylên dadkên blebhon: dhenon nehzon l'alâhâ.<br>'Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.']]
English
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Pronunciation
SAMPA|/"sI.ri%{k/, IPA|/'sɪɹi�æk/
Etymology
From the Greek Ï�Ï�Ï�ιακÏ�Ï� (syriakós), an adjective pertaning to ΣÏ�Ï�ία (SyrÃa), the Greek name for w:Aram (Biblical region)|Aram, and probably based on the name Assyria.
Proper noun
Syriac (plural: Syriacs)
- An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language group, specifically:
#* The language of the kingdom of Osrhoene.
#* The liturgical language of various churches with roots in the Middle East.
- A person who either speaks Syriac or is a member of the Syriac Orthodox Church, or both.
Related terms
Syria, Syrian, Assyrian, Assyria, Aramaic, Aramaean.
Adjective
Syriac
- Referring to the Syriac language, for example, Syriac alphabet, Syriac culture, Syriac poetry.
External links
ethnologue|langClassical Syriac|codesyc
ethnologue|langAssyrian Neo-Aramaic|codeaii
ethnologue|langBohtan Neo-Aramaic|codebhn
ethnologue|langChaldean Neo-Aramaic|codecld
ethnologue|langMlahsö|codelhs
ethnologue|langKoy Sanjaq Surat|codekqd
ethnologue|langSenaya|codesyn
ethnologue|langTuroyo|codetru
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