Eastern Syriac script

Eastern variant of the Syriac script, Nestorian or Maḏnḥāyā script
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Eastern Syriac script

Summary

Eastern Syriac script is an abjad[1].

Key Facts

  • Eastern Syriac script's instance of is recorded as abjad[2].
  • Eastern Syriac script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[3].
  • Eastern Syriac script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[4].
  • Syria is named after Eastern Syriac script[5].
  • Eastern Syriac script's based on is recorded as Aramaic alphabet[6].
  • Eastern Syriac script is a type of Syriac alphabet[7].
  • Eastern Syriac script's Commons category is recorded as East Syriac[8].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Aramaic[9].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Syriac[10].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Western Neo-Aramaic[11].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[12].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Chaldean Neo-Aramaic[13].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Turoyo[14].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Christian Palestinian Aramaic[15].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Malayalam[16].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic[17].
  • Eastern Syriac script's language of work or name is recorded as Sogdian[18].
  • 1 marks the founding of Eastern Syriac script[19].
  • Eastern Syriac script's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left[20].
  • Eastern Syriac script's native label is recorded as ܡܲܕ݂ܢܚܵܝܵܐ[21].
  • Eastern Syriac script's name is recorded as Syriac (Eastern variant)[22].
  • Eastern Syriac script's name is recorded as syriaque (variante orientale)[23].
  • Eastern Syriac script's Unicode range is recorded as U+0700-074F[24].
  • Eastern Syriac script's Unicode range is recorded as U+0860-086F[25].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abjad[2], natural writing system[3], and unicase alphabet[4]. Eastern Syriac script is a type of Syriac alphabet[7].

Origins

Syria is named after Eastern Syriac script[5]. 1 marks the founding of it[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description Eastern variant of the Syriac script, Nestorian or Maḏnḥāyā script
    Commons category East Syriac
    Iso 15924 numeric code 136
    Iso 15924 alpha-4 code Syrn
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: topic/Nestorian-script, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/9634795|Nestorian script (#9634795)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/169|EB]] "
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