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adj
Of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture.
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name
An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:
The language of the kingdom of Osroene.
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name
An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:
The liturgical language of various churches with roots in the Middle East.
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noun
A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
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noun
A member of any of the Syriac churches, but especially the Syriac Orthodox Church and Syriac Catholic Church.
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History
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).
Across languages
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