Syriac dictionary
ܠܟܣܝܟܘܢ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

How to read Syriac

NOTE! Here we present the vocals and pronaunciation in "West Syriac".
For east Syriac please see other sources.
Meaning Name Letter
A olaf ܐ
B beth ܒ
G gomal ܓ
D dolath ܕ
H heh ܗ
O waw ܘ
Z zay ܙ
HH heth ܚ
TT tteth ܛ
Y, I youth ܝ
K kof ܟ
L lomad ܠ
M meem ܡ
N noon ܢܢ
S semkath ܣ
AA Ain ܥ
F Feh ܦ
SS Sodeh ܨ
Q Qof ܩ
R Rish ܪ
SH Sheen ܫ
T taw ܬ
Example Phonetic Vocals
ܐܰܒܳܐ aboː, a as in [and]
ܐܳܪܚܳܐ oːrhoː, oː as in [or]
ܐܶܡܳܐ emoː, ɛ as in [else]
ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ iːloːnoː, iː as in [eagle]
ܐܽܘܪܚܳܐ uːrhoː, uː as in [hood]



Plural
Often ends maskulinum plural with E vocal, like debe ܕ̈ܶܐܒܶܐ
Maskulinum singular ܕܶܐܒܳܐ
Maskulinum plural ܕ̈ܶܐܒܶܐ
You get a plural simply by adding the plural dots (..) on letters like: ܘ، ܝ، ܒ، ܓ، ܕ، ܪ or ܗ
Femininum singular ܐܽܘܡܬܳܐ
Femininum plural ܐܶܡܘ̈ܳܬܳܐ، ܐܽܘܡܘ̈ܳܬܳܐ
Femininum plural nearly always ends with ـܳܬܳܐ