Lexicity/ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Syriac
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ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ Syriac
Dictionaries
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Dukhrana Lexicon | Easy to search; simply a great resource. |
| Smith's Syriac Dictionary | Online, fairly easy to navigate. |
| ATOUR Lexicon | Requires a Syriac font; contains instructions on how to install the font. |
| Jennings' Lexicon PDF | Downloadable, but is huge: 50 MB. |
| Syriac-Arabic-English Dictionary | Difficult to navigate; use Google Chrome to help. Supports Syriac character entry. |
| Syriac-French-English Dictionary | A PDF of more manageable size, around 9 MB. |
| Concordance of Aramaic Texts | Also part of the CAL. |
| Compendious Syriac Dictionary | An enormous PDF file. |
| Thesaurus Syriacus | See also part two and the supplement. |
| Syriac-Greek Dictionary of the NT | In German. |
| Syriac-Latin Dictionary | Written in Latin. |
| Lexicon Syriacum | By Carl Brockelmann. |
| Another Lexicon Syriacum | Perhaps George Washington used it. You never know. |
| Treasure of the Syriac Language | Also see volume two. |
| A Third Lexicon Syriacum | This one comes in three volumes. |
Grammars
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Compendious Syriac Grammar | The file size is quite compendious as well: just over 100 MB. |
| Peshitta Grammar Analyzer | Display a New Testament verse, then analyze each word in the verse. Linked to a lexicon. Absolutely invaluable. |
| Another Grammar Analyzer | Includes a tool to make verb charts, but it doesn't work well yet. |
| Syriac Grammar with Chrestomathy | By Eberhard Nestle. |
| Elements of Syriac Grammar | Via the inductive method. |
| Introductory Syriac Method | Includes a manual. |
| Syriac Grammar | Uhlemann and Hutchinson. |
| German Syriac Grammar | Uhlemann's original work. |
| Principles of Syriac Grammar | Hoffmann and Cowper. |
| Grammatica Syriaca | Hoffmann again. |
| Grammar of Modern Syriac | From 1855. |
| Elements of Syriac Grammar #2 | Not by an inductive method. |
| Treatise on Syriac Grammar | In French. |
| Learn Assyrian Online | Learn the Syriac-Aramaic language online. |
| Learn Syriac | From the Syriac Orthodox Church in Canada. |
Charts & Aids
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Nouns and Verbs PDF | Very useful charts, and very easy to read. |
Texts
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Peshitta Online | Probably the best resource if you're online. Includes a grammatical analyzer. |
| Online Syriac NT | The entire New Testament on a single page. English titles, so easy to search. |
| Interlinear Syriac NT | Navigate with the links on the left; much more than just this. |
| Syriac Sinaitic | Very old copies of the gospels. |
| The Unbound Bible | Bible texts online in many languages with parallel viewing. |
| Beautiful NT PDF files | These are really well-done. A joy to read. |
| NT Peshitta .doc files | Font is on this page as well. |
| The Syriac-Aramaic Peshitta | Site is in German, links to the text are on the right. |
| Old Testament Peshitta | The OT in Syriac. Nice PDF files. |
| Syriac Studies Reference Library | By BYU; easy to use and navigate. |
| Basic Church fathers texts | From Eusebius of Caesarea, Joshua the Stylite, and Thomas of Edessa. |
| Mingana Syriac Collection | No, we have no idea what "Mingana" is either. |
| Online Syriac Manuscripts | Links to outside sites. |
| Fragments of the Iliad | From a Syriac palimpsest. |
| A Tract of Plutarch | "On the advantage to be derived from one's enemies." |
| Chronicle of Joshua the Stylite | Translation by Wright. |
| Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius | Also edited by Wright. |
| History of Mar Jab-Alaha | Notes in French. |
| Apocrypha in Syriac | Various books of the OT. |
| Syriac Legend of St. Alexis | With a translation in French. |
| Ammonas, Successor | Greek and Syriac texts |
| Life of Schenoudi | Unedited, in French. |
Other Resources
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| BYU Syriac Collection | A huge number of digitized books on Syriac, plus other resources. |
| Many Syriac Reference Books | Old, but good. Click the book title and then the image in order to access the text. |
| Syriac history and language | A nice little collection of information. |
| Language information | More general info about the language. |
| Short History of Syriac Literature | The text of a long article. |
| Syriac Reference Portal Project | Join the project as a collaborator! |
| Syriac Tools and Resources | Many of these links are long broken, unfortunately. |