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syriac

/sɪraɪək/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
Syr-i-ac
IPA
/sɪraɪək/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:

name

An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:

noun

A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).

noun

A member of any of the Syriac churches, but especially the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church.

adj

Of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture.

Etymology

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Syriacus, Συριακός
  • Suffix: -ακός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪraɪək/

Inflected Forms

Syriacs (plural)

Derived Forms

Syriacism Syriacist

Phrases

Neo-Syriac Palestinian Syriac Wiktionary’s coverage of Classical Syriac terms Syriac Catholic Syriac Orthodox

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Classical Syriac terms Assyria Assyriac Assyrian Syria Syrian Aramaic Aramean

Questions

How do you pronounce syriac?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪraɪək/.
What does syriac mean?
An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:
Where does syriac come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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