Definition of syriac Syriac
Syr•i•ac
We found 6 definitions of syriac from 3 different sources.
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What does syriac mean?
Wiktionary 
- syriac (Noun)
A speaker of the Syriac language see above. - syriac (Noun)
A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church. - syriac (Adjective)
Of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- syriac (a.)
Of or pertaining to Syria, or its language; as, the Syriac version of the Pentateuch. - syriac (n.)
The language of Syria; especially, the ancient language of that country.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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syriac
sir′i-ak, adj. relating to Syria, or to its language.—n. the language, esp. the ancient language of Syria, a western dialect of Aramaic (q.v.).—ns. Syr′iacism, Syr′ianism, a Syrian idiom.—adj. Syr′ian, relating to Syria.—n. a native of Syria.—n. Syr′iarch, the chief priest in the Roman province of Syria
