Syriac

American  

[seer-ee-ak] / ˈsɪər iˌæk /

noun

1. a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.

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Syriac British  

/ ˈsɪrɪˌæk /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of Syriac

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

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Example Sentences

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Syriac

Living in the Syriac Quarter near Ashrafieh, Serjian said "we have nowhere else to go, so we'll stay in our home".

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

In Bab Touma, the ancient Christian quarter of Damascus, the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church says: "We did not have the experience of Russia or anybody else from the outside world protecting us."

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2025

Scholars were often native speakers of Greek and Syriac who were generally non-Muslim.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

The Austrian academy said in a news release the discovery confirms the veracity of the Old Syriac translations of the initial New Testament books.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

But whence comes it that the Curetonian Syriac substitutes here adultery for fornication, and thereby sanctions,—not the precept delivered by our Lord, but the interpretation almost universally placed upon it?

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon

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