Syriac

ˈsɪriˌæk

Definition

Definition of Syriac - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

speaker

TECH.

person who speaks the classical Aramaic language

TECH.

He is a native Syriac from the region.

language

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ancient Aramaic dialect used in Syria

TECH.

Syriac is still used in some church services.

Aramaic

Syrian

Adjective

language and culture

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relating to the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture

TECH.

She studies Syriac manuscripts and their cultural context.

Christianity

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related to ancient Eastern Christian traditions and liturgy

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The Syriac church has ancient roots.

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Origin of Syriac

Greek, Syriakos (Syrian)

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Syriac honorific

title of respect for saints or bishops in Syriac

Syrian

adj.

language

pertaining to the Syriac language or liturgies

Examples of Syriac in a sentence

She met a Syriac who shared stories of his homeland.
Scholars study Syriac to understand ancient texts.
Syriac was widely spoken in early Christian communities.
The museum displayed Syriac inscriptions on ancient stone tablets.
She translates Syriac hymns for liturgical studies.
The Syriac liturgy was beautifully chanted.

Syriac traditions are celebrated annually in the village.

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French:Syriaque, syriaque, ...
German:Aramäischsprecher, syrisch, ...
Italian:siriaco, siriaca, ...
Spanish:siríaco, ...
Portuguese:siríaco, ...
Chinese:叙利亚语者, 叙利亚语的, ...
Japanese:シリア語話者, シリア語の, ...
Arabic:سُورْيَانِي, سُرْيَانِيّ, ...
Hebrew:סוּרִי, סוּרִית, ...
Russian:носитель сирийского языка, сириакский, ...
Ukrainian:сирієць, сирійський, ...
Hindi:सिरिएक, सिरियाक संबंधी, ...
Bengali:সিরিয়াক, স্যিরিয়াক, ...
Catalan:siríac, de la tradició siríaca, ...
Czech:mluvčí syrštiny, syrský, ...
Danish:syrisk, syrisk-kristen, ...
Dutch:Syrisch, met betrekking tot Syrië, ...
Greek:Σύριος, συριακός, ...
Hungarian:szír nyelvet beszélő személy, szír nyelvű, ...
Khmer:អ្នកនិយាយភាសាអារ៉ាមបុរាណ, ស៊ីរីក, ...
Korean:시리아어 화자, 시리아크의, ...
Persian:سریانی, مسیحیت سریانی, ...
Polish:Syryjczyk, syryjski, ...
Portuguese (BR):siríaquo, siríaco, ...
Romanian:siriac, al tradiției siriace, ...
Swedish:syrier, syrisk, ...
Thai:ชาวซีเรียค, ซีเรียค, ...
Turkish:Süryani, Süryani geleneği, ...
Vietnamese:người Syriac, thuộc về Syriac, ...

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Definition of Syriac - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

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