Neo-Syriac

English

Etymology

From neo- +‎ Syriac.

Proper noun

Neo-Syriac

1. A collection of several Northeastern Neo-Aramaic languages or dialects spoken by Syriac Christians in and around northern Iraq.

Synonyms

• Felliḥi, Modern Syriac, Sureth, Vernacular Syriac

Adjective

Neo-Syriac (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or being the Neo-Syriac dialects.

References

• Mengozzi, Alessandro (2011) "Sureth" in Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage, Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, pp. 385b-386a