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syrs

syrs proper noun: an abbreviation for an early Syriac translation of the Bible known as "Sinaitic Syriac".

Proper noun

syrs

  1. (Biblical studies) An abbreviation for an early Syriac translation of the Bible known as "Sinaitic Syriac".

Origin of syrs

From syr, short for Syriac, + abbreviation of Sinaitic.

Questions about syrs

What does syrs mean?
Syrs means an abbreviation for an early Syriac translation of the Bible known as "Sinaitic Syriac".
What part of speech is syrs?
Syrs is a proper noun.

Words near syrs in the dictionary

  1. syrphines
  2. syrphus
  3. syrphus flies
  4. syrphus fly
  5. syrphuses
  6. syrs
  7. syrt
  8. syrtaki
  9. syrtakis
  10. Syrte
  11. syrtes

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