Syriac alphabet

writing system primarily used to write the Syriac language from the 1st century AD
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Syriac alphabet

Summary

Syriac alphabet is a natural writing system[1]. It draws 687 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #10 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Syriac alphabet is in the country of Syria[3].
  • Syriac alphabet's image is recorded as SyriacJohn-ar.svg[4].
  • Syriac alphabet's image is recorded as SyriacJohn.svg[5].
  • Syriac alphabet's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[6].
  • Syriac alphabet's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[7].
  • Syriac alphabet's instance of is recorded as writing system[8].
  • Syria is named after Syriac alphabet[9].
  • Syriac alphabet's based on is recorded as Aramaic alphabet[10].
  • Syriac alphabet's GND ID is recorded as 1034038176[11].
  • Syriac alphabet's subclass of is recorded as abjad[12].
  • Syriac alphabet's has use is recorded as Syriac[13].
  • Syriac alphabet's has use is recorded as Semitic[14].
  • Syriac alphabet's Commons category is recorded as Syriac script[15].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Aramaic[16].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Syriac[17].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Western Neo-Aramaic[18].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Assyrian Neo-Aramaic[19].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Turoyo[20].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Christian Palestinian Aramaic[21].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Malayalam[22].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic[23].
  • Syriac alphabet's language of work or name is recorded as Sogdian[24].
  • Syriac alphabet's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Syrc[25].
  • +0001-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Syriac alphabet[26].
  • Syriac alphabet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02mgdc[27].

Why It Matters

Syriac alphabet draws 687 Wikipedia views per month (natural_writing_system category, ranking #10 of 38).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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