Syriac vs Aramaic - What's the difference?
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An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:
A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
Of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture.
A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to):
: The language of the Aramaeans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
: The language of the administration in the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires from the seventh to fourth centuries BC: often called Imperial Aramaic or Official Aramaic.
: The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
: The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Galilean Aramaic.
: The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds.
: The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
: The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.
Aramaic is a related term of syriac.
As proper nouns the difference between syriac and aramaic
is that syriac is an Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically while Aramaic is a subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to).As adjectives the difference between syriac and aramaic
is that syriac is of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture while Aramaic is referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.As a noun Syriac
is a speaker of the Syriac language (see above).syriac
English
(wikipedia Syriac)Proper noun
(Syriacs)- The language of the kingdom of Osroene.
- The liturgical language of various churches with roots in the Middle East.
