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Syriac alphabet

writing system primarily used to write the Syriac language from the 1st century AD
Class type of: abjad Q26567

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
natural writing system, unicase alphabet, writing system[3][4]
Inception
1[19]
Country
Syria[2]
Language of work or name
Aramaic, Syriac, Western Neo-Aramaic, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Malayalam, Arabic, Sogdian[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Based on
Imperial Aramaic alphabet[6]
Subclass of
abjad[7]
Has use
Syriac, Semitic[8][9]
Facet of
Syriac, Arabic[20][21]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22]
Different from
Eastern Syriac script, Western Syriac script, Estrangela
Has part(s) of the class
Syriac letter
Name
Syriac, syriaque
Named after
Syria[5]
Native label
ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
Script directionality
right-to-left
Unicode range
U+0700-074F, U+0860-086F
🏷️ Also known as
en Syriac en Syriac alphabet en Syriac script en Syrc ar حروف سريانية ar سريانية ar كتابة سريانية ar أبجدية سريانية ar أبجديه سريانيه ar ابجدية سريانية ar الأبجدية السريانية cs syrské písmo de syrisches Alphabet de Jakobitische Schrift de Nestorianische Schrift de Serto de Stranghelo de Syrische Schrift el Συριακό αλφάβητο es alfabeto siriaco
🔖 Identifiers · 12
GND ID
1034038176
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
SyriacJohn-ar.svg ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300379151
Atlas of Endangered Alphabets ID
411
Cathopedia article ID
Alfabeto_siriaco
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Syriac-alphabet
Freebase ID
/m/02mgdc
ISO 15924 alpha-4 code
Syrc
ISO 15924 numeric code
135
NicoNicoPedia word article ID
シリア文字
Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae ID
BI4O7VJWWJGTLEWMJ2MMQBB7AU
Topic's main category
Category:Syriac alphabet

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🔗 Connections
Language of work or name 9
Arabic, Malayalam, Aramaic, Syriac, Sogdian, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo, Western Neo-Aramaic +1 more
← Writing system 8
Syriac, Sogdian, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo, GNU Unifont, Code2000, Suriyani Malayalam, Bitstream Cyberbit
Facet of 2
Arabic, Syriac
Has use 2
Semitic, Syriac
Instance of 2
writing system, unicase alphabet
← Based on 2
Arabic script, Garshuni
Based on 1
Imperial Aramaic alphabet
Country 1
Syria
Named after 1
Syria
Script directionality 1
right-to-left
Subclass of 1
abjad
Topic's main category 1
Category:Syriac alphabet
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Syriac alphabet
← Field of work 1
Jacqueline Pirenne
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Summary

Syriac alphabet is a natural writing system[1].

Related Entities

Syria

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → natural writing system, unicase alphabet, writing system
    Has use → Syriac, Semitic
    Atlas of Endangered Alphabets ID → 411
    Topic's main category → Category:Syriac alphabet
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Cathopedia article ID: Alfabeto_siriaco"
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