Syriac

From Ancient Greek συριακός (suriakós), an adjective pertaining to Συρία (Suría), the Greek name for Aram, and probably based on the name Assyria.

• enPR: sĭrʹē-ăk', IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɹiˌæk/
• Hyphenation: Syr‧i‧ac
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiæk

/sɪraɪək/ (Chiefly US)

Syriac (plural Syriacs)

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

   The language of the kingdom of Osroene.

   The liturgical language of various churches with roots in the Middle East.

• Syria, Syrian, Assyrian, Assyria, Aramaic, Aramaean.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Classical Syriac terms

• ISO 639-3 code syr (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Syriac, syr ⁠, a macrolanguage including:

Syriac (plural Syriacs)

1. A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
2. A member of any of the Syriac churches, but especially the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church.

Syriac (not comparable)

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

• Syriac Catholic

• acrisy