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Meaning of Syriac | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈsɪɹiˌæk/

Definitions

An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:
The language of the kingdom of Osroene.
A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
The liturgical language of various churches with roots in the Middle East.
A member of any of the Syriac churches, but especially the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church.

Equivalents

العربية السُّرْيَانِيَّة اللُّغَة السُّرْيَانِيَّة سريان

Čeština syrština

Deutsch syrisch

Ελληνικά συριακά

Español siríaco

Suomi assyrialainen Syyria

Français syriaque

हिन्दी सीरियाई

Italiano siriaco

Polski syryjski

Português siríaco

Русский сирийский

Svenska assyrier syrian syriska

Türkçe Süryanice

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Syriac Catholic Syriac Orthodox Church Syriac studies Syriacism Syriacist Syriam