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Alphabet
| Syriac | Latin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ܐ | ܐܠܦ | ʾ | ʾolaph |
| ܒ݁/ܒ݂ | ܒܝܬ | b/bh | beth |
| ܓ݁/ܓ݂ | ܓܡܠ | g/gh | gomal |
| ܕ݁/ܕ݂ | ܕܠܬ | d/dh | dolath |
| ܗ | ܗܐ | h | he |
| ܘ | ܘܘ | w | waw |
| ܙ | ܙܝܢ | z | zain |
| ܚ | ܚܝܬ | ch | cheth |
| ܛ | ܛܝܬ | t | teth |
| ܝ | ܝܘܕ | i | iud |
| ܟ݁/ܟ݂ | ܟܦ | c/ch | coph |
| ܠ | ܠܡܕ | l | lomadh |
| ܡ | ܡܝܡ | m | mem |
| ܢ | ܢܘܢ | n | nun |
| ܣ | ܣܡܟܬ | s | semcath |
| ܥ | ܥܐ | ʿ | ʿe |
| ܦ݁/ܦ݂ | ܦܐ | p/ph | pe |
| ܨ | ܨܕܐ | ss | ssode |
| ܩ | ܩܘܦ | q | qoph |
| ܪ | ܪܝܫ | r | resh |
| ܫ | ܫܝܢ | sh | shén |
| ܬ݁/ܬ݂ | ܬܘ | t/th | taw |
Besides these, Syriac has five vowels, which are written above the letters:
| Syriac | Greek | Latin |
|---|---|---|
| ◌ܰ | α | a |
| ◌ܳ | ο | o |
| ◌ܶ | ε | e |
| ◌ܺ | η | é |
| ◌ܽ | ου | u |
For a want of resources, here’s a table for converting Assyrian script (now called “Hebrew”) to Syriac:
| Syriac | Assyrian | Latin |
|---|---|---|
| ܐ | א | ʾ |
| ܒ | ב | b/bh |
| ܓ | ג | g/gh |
| ܕ | ד | d/dh |
| ܗ | ה | h |
| ܘ | ו | w |
| ܙ | ז | z |
| ܚ | ח | ch |
| ܛ | ט | t |
| ܝ | י | i |
| ܟ | כ/ך | c/ch |
| ܠ | ל | l |
| ܡ | מ/ם | m |
| ܢ | נ/ן | n |
| ܣ | ס | s |
| ܥ | ע | ʿ |
| ܦ | פ/ף | p/ph |
| ܨ | צ/ץ | ss |
| ܩ | ק | q |
| ܪ | ר | r |
| ܫ | ש | sh |
| ܬ | ת | t/th |
Pronounciation
See the pronunciation chart on the previous page for how to read the English letters.
| Letter | Sound |
|---|---|
| ܐ | — |
| ܒ݁ | b |
| ܒ݂ | v |
| ܓ݁ | g |
| ܓ݂ | gh |
| ܓ̰ | gi |
| ܕ݁ | d |
| ܕ݂ | ð |
| ܗ | h |
| ܘ | ƿ |
| ܙ | sð |
| ܙ̰ | gi |
| ܚ | h |
| ܛ | t |
| ܝ | í |
| ܟ݁ | c |
| ܟ݂ | ch |
| ܟ̰ | tsh |
| ܠ | l |
| ܡ | m |
| ܢ | n |
| ܣ | s |
| ܥ | — |
| ܦ݁ | p |
| ܦ݂ | f |
| ܨ | s |
| ܩ | q |
| ܪ | r |
| ܫ | sh |
| ܫ̰ | gi |
| ܬ݁ | t |
| ܬ݂ | þ |
| ◌ܰ | á |
| ◌ܳ | ó |
| ◌ܶ | áí |
| ◌ܺ | í |
| ◌ܽ | ú |