Syriac language
| Syriac | |
|---|---|
| ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Leššānā Suryāyā | |
 Leššānā Suryāyā in written Syriac (Esṭrangelā script) | |
| Pronunciation | lɛʃʃɑːnɑː surjɑːjɑː |
| Region | Upper Mesopotamia, Eastern Arabia |
| Era | 1st century AD until ~ 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 |
The Syriac language (Classical Syriac: ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, romanized: Leššānā Suryāyā) is an Eastern Aramaic language.[2] It was spoken long ago in the Fertile Crescent.[2] In the West Syriac tradition, it is known as لشونو كثوبنيو Leššōnō kṯoḇonōyō,[3] while in the East Syriac tradition, it is known as لشانة أتيقاء Leššānā ʔatīqā or Leššānā لشانة سپرايةsaprāyā.[4]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Angold 2006, pp. 391
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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.
- ↑ SyriacPress (2022-02-27). "About the origin of the Lebanese language (I)". Syriac Press. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ↑ Talay, Shabo (2009). "Die neuaramäischen Dialekte der Khabur-Assyrer in Nordostsyrien: Einführung, Phonologie und Morphologie Neuaramäische Texte in den Dialekten der Khabur-Assyrer in Nordostsyrien". Aramaic Studies. 7 (2): 208–212. doi:10.1163/147783509x12627760049994. ISSN 1477-8351.
