Syriac
Syllables: Syr·i·ac/ˈsɪɹiˌæk/US/sɪraɪək/
Syriac proper noun: the language of the kingdom of Osroene.
Proper noun
Syriac (plural Syriacs)
- The language of the kingdom of Osroene.
- The liturgical language of various churches with roots in the Middle East.
Noun
Syriac (plural Syriacs)
- A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
- A member of any of the Syriac churches, but especially the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church.
Adjective
Syriac (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture.
Syriac meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Punjabi
Syriac in Hindi
- language
- सीरियाई sīriyāī
Syriac in Urdu
- Syriac
- سریانی suryānī
Syriac in Malayalam
- സുറിയാനി ഭാഷയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്, ഉദാ, സുറിയാനി അക്ഷരമാല, സുറിയാനി സംസ്കാരം, സുറിയാനി കാവ്യം
Syriac in Punjabi
- Syriac
- سریانی suryānī
More languagesFewer languages
- Syriac in Arabic
- السُّرْيَانِيَّة as-suryāniyya, اللُّغَة السُّرْيَانِيَّة al-luḡa s-suryāniyya, سُرْيَانِيّ suryāniyy, سُرْيَانِيَّة suryāniyya
- Syriac in Malay
- bahasa Suryani
- Syriac in Persian
- زبان سریانی zabân-e soryâni
Forms of Syriac
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Syriacs |
| Noun | |
| plural | Syriacs |
Origin of Syriac
From Latin Syriacus (“Syrian”), from Ancient Greek Συριακός (Suriakós, “Syrian”, adjective), from Συρία (Suría) [the Greek name for Aram, and probably based on the name Ἀσσυρία (Assuría, “Assyria”)] + -ακός (-akós).
Words formed from Syriac
- Neo-Syriac
- Palestinian Syriac
- Syriacism
- Syriacist
- Syriac Catholic
- Syriac Orthodox
Phrases with Syriac
Words that rhyme with Syriac
Questions about Syriac
- What does Syriac mean?
- Syriac means the language of the kingdom of Osroene.
- What is Syriac in Hindi?
- Syriac in Hindi is सीरियाई (sīriyāī). See Syriac meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Syriac?
- Syriac can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Syriac?
- Syriac is pronounced /ˈsɪɹiˌæk/.
Words near Syriac in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Syriac (page history and authors); سریانی (Urdu) (page history and authors); syriac (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سریانی (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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