In the English language, the term "Syriac" is used as a linguonym (language name) designating a specific variant of the Aramaic language in relation to its regional origin in northeastern parts of …

Syriac language, Semitic language belonging to the Northern Central, or Northwestern, group that was an important Christian literary and liturgical language from the 3rd through the 7th century.

Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic primarily spoken in the Mesopotamian Plateau between Syria and Iraq, evolved into the literary language for Aramaic-speaking Christians throughout the Eastern Roman …

A dialect of Aramaic, Syriac was widely used during much of the first millenium of the common era. Syriac speaking communities could be found in what today would be Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, …

Syriac, the self-designations of which are suryāyā, ārāmāyā, and urhāyā, is a dialect of the Aramaic language branch, which is itself a member of the larger Semitic language family.

Similar to Hebrew and Arabic, Syriac is read from right to left. The Syriac script spread widely, reaching as far as central Asia where it was the basis for the Sogdian and Mongolian alphabets.

Many documents of early Judaism are extant in Syriac (and sometimes only in Syriac), hence its importance for the study of the Hebrew Bible and the development of Christianity.

In India, indigenous Eastern Christians (Saint Thomas Christians) of both liturgical traditions (East and West Syriac) are called Syrian Christians. The traditional East Syriac community is represented by …

Syriac, also known as Syriac Aramaic or Classical Syriac, is a dialect of Middle Aramaic that is the minority language of Syrian Christians in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and northeastern Syria.

This website is intended to pay homage to Syriac heritage, exploring its salient aspects and focusing on disciplines as diverse as literature, theology, philosophy, history, science, and medicine—fields in …