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Syriac alphabet

writing system primarily used to write the Syriac language from the 1st century AD

Details

Instance of: natural writing system, unicase alphabet, writing system
Subclass of: abjad
Inception: 1
Country: Syria
Based on: Imperial Aramaic alphabet
described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
different from: Eastern Syriac script, Western Syriac script, Estrangela
facet of: Syriac, Arabic
has part(s) of the class: Syriac letter
has use: Syriac, Semitic
language of work or name: Aramaic, Syriac, Western Neo-Aramaic, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Turoyo, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Malayalam, Arabic, Sogdian
name: Syriac, syriaque
named after: Syria
native label: ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ
script directionality: right-to-left
topic's main category: Category:Syriac alphabet
Unicode range: U+0700-074F, U+0860-086F