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Syriac

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Syriac"

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Word	Definition
assyriannoun	A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians.
syriannoun	Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.
aramnoun	(historical, biblical) A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans.
syrianoun	A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
syrians	the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, who have Arabic, especially its Levantine and Mesopotamian dialects, as a mother tongue.
syro-aramaicnoun	The Syriac language.
classical syriacnoun	An extinct language of the Northwest branch of the Semitic language family.
aramaicnoun	A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
syriasmnoun	(Semitic linguistics, obsolete) A result of Syriac influence.
aramaeannoun	Alternative spelling of Aramean [Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.]
semiticnoun	Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.
neo-syriacnoun	A collection of several Northeastern Neo-Aramaic languages or dialects spoken by Syriac Christians in and around northern Iraq.
anatolicnoun	Relating to Anatolia
chaldeannoun	Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
east semiticnoun	(linguistics) A subgroup of the Semitic languages, attested by two distinct languages, Akkadian and Eblaite, both of which have been long extinct.
armeniannoun	Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.
amharicnoun	A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia.
semitenoun	A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.
eastern arabicnoun	An Arabic dialect continuum spoken throughout the Levant.
himyariticnoun	Related or belonging to the aforementioned language or language group.