Alphabet
| Syriac | Latin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ܐ | ܐܠܦ | — | olaph |
| ܒ݁/ܒ݂ | ܒܝܬ | b | beth |
| ܓ݁/ܓ݂ | ܓܡܠ | g | gomal |
| ܕ݁/ܕ݂ | ܕܠܬ | d | dolath |
| ܗ | ܗܐ | — | 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 | — | e |
| ܦ݁/ܦ݂ | ܦܐ | p/ph | pe |
| ܨ | ܨܕܐ | s | sode |
| 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 |
Arabic & Hebrew
For a want of resources, here’s a table for converting Assyrian script (commonly miscalled Hebrew) to Syriac:
| Syriac | Arabic | Assyrian | Latin |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܐ | ا | א | — |
| ܒ | ب | ב | b |
| ܓ | ج | ג | g |
| ܕ | د | ד | d |
| ܗ | ه | ה | — |
| ܘ | و | ו | w |
| ܙ | ز | ז | z |
| ܚ | ح | ח | ch |
| ܛ | ط | ט | t |
| ܝ | ي | י | i |
| ܟ | ك | כ/ך | c/ch |
| ܠ | ل | ל | l |
| ܡ | م | מ ם | m |
| ܢ | ن | נ/ן | n |
| ܣ | ص | ס | s |
| ܥ | ع | ע | — |
| ܦ | ف | פ/ף | p/ph |
| ܨ | ض | צ/ץ | s |
| ܩ | ق | ק | q |
| ܪ | ر | ר | r |
| ܫ | س | ש | sh |
| ܬ | ت | 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, ܓ݂ | g |
| 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 |
| ◌ܶ | eí |
| ◌ܺ | í |
| ◌ܽ | ú |
Calendar
| Syriac | Latin | Month |
|---|---|---|
| ܐܕܪ | adar | March |
| ܢܝܣܢ | nisan | April |
| ܐܝܪ | aiar | May |
| ܚܙܝܪܢ | chziran | June |
| ܬܡܘܙ | tammuz | July |
| ܐܒ | ab | August |
| ܐܝܠܘܠ | ilul | September |
| ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐ | teshrin a | October |
| ܬܫܪܝܢ ܒ | teshrin b | November |
| ܟܢܘܢ ܐ | canan a | December |
| ܟܢܘܢ ܒ | canan b | January |
| ܫܒܛ | shbat | February |
See the astronomy page for more on months.