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Neo-Syriac

Neo-Syriac proper noun: a collection of several Northeastern Neo-Aramaic languages or dialects spoken by Syriac Christians in and around northern Iraq.

Proper noun

Neo-Syriac

  1. A collection of several Northeastern Neo-Aramaic languages or dialects spoken by Syriac Christians in and around northern Iraq.
    Synonyms:
    Felliḥi, Modern Syriac, Sureth, Vernacular Syriac

Adjective

Neo-Syriac (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being the Neo-Syriac dialects.

Synonyms of Neo-Syriac

  • Felliḥi
  • Modern Syriac
  • Sureth
  • Vernacular Syriac

Origin of Neo-Syriac

From neo- + Syriac.

Questions about Neo-Syriac

What does Neo-Syriac mean?
Neo-Syriac means a collection of several Northeastern Neo-Aramaic languages or dialects spoken by Syriac Christians in and around northern Iraq.
What part of speech is Neo-Syriac?
Neo-Syriac can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Neo-Syriac in the dictionary

  1. Neo-Sumerian
  2. Neo-Sumerians
  3. neo-Sunni
  4. neo-swing
  5. neo-synaptogenesis
  6. Neo-Syriac
  7. neo-techno-nationalism
  8. neo-Templar
  9. neo-Templarism
  10. neo-Templarisms
  11. neo-Templars

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