Syriac

American

[seer-ee-ak] / ˈsɪər iˌæk /

noun

a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.

Syriac British

/ ˈsɪrɪˌæk /

noun

a dialect of Aramaic spoken in Syria until about the 13th century _ad and still in use as a liturgical language of certain Eastern churches

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Other Word Forms

pre-Syriac

adjective

Etymology

Origin of Syriac

< Latin Syriacus < Greek Syriakós. See Syria, -ac

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