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Book/Printed Material Syriac Grammar.

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Title

  • Syriac Grammar.

Summary

  • This work is a grammar of Syriac written in Garshuni (Arabic in Syriac letters). The Syriac words and expressions are partially vocalized, and the section titles are in both Arabic and Syriac. In the colophon, the work is called a musawwada (draft) and there are numerous corrections and annotations to the text. It is also stated that the copy was completed on the 18th of Ab, meaning August, 1867. It was first created at the Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina at Deir Kfīfāne in Lebanon; later it belonged to the Monastery of Saint Anthony Qozhaya in northern Lebanon. Syriac is an eastern dialect of Aramaic, which was spoken by Christians in the lands between the Roman Empire and the Arabian Sea from the first century to the 12th century. Garshuni came into use when Arabic became the dominant spoken language in the lands of the Fertile Crescent before a written form of the Arabic language had developed. It is still in use among some Syriac Christian congregations.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina, 1867-08.

Headings

  • -  Lebanon--Al-Biqāʻ--Baʻlabakk
  • -  1867
  • -  Grammar
  • -  Syriac language

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 119 pages ; 23 x 17.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Holy Spirit University of Kaslik.
  • -  Content in Arabic and Syriac.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Lebanese Maronite Order

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667686

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • image

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Syriac Grammar. [place of publication not identified: Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina, -08, 1867] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667686/.

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Syriac Grammar. [place of publication not identified: Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina, -08, 1867] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667686/>.