Syriac language
This article is about the Classical Syriac language. For contemporary Syriac languages, see Neo-Aramaic languages. "Syrian language" redirects here. For the modern language, see Languages of Syria. Syriac ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Leššānā Suryāyā Leššānā Suryāyā in written Syriac (Esṭrangelā script) Pronunciation lɛʃʃɑːnɑː surjɑːjɑː Region Upper Mesopotamia, Eastern Arabia [1] [2] Era Dramatically declined as a vernacular language after the 14th century [3] Language family Afro-Asiatic Semitic Central Semitic Northwest Semitic Aramaic Eastern Aramaic Syriac Writing system Syriac abjad Language codes ISO 639-2 syc Classical Syriac ISO 639-3 syc Classical Syriac Glottolog clas1252 [4] This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For a guide to IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Syriac Aramaic alphabet This article contains Syriac text, written from right to left in a cursive styl