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The Syriac language ( SIRR-ee-ak; Classical Syriac: ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, romanized: Leššānā Suryāyā), also known natively in its spoken form in early Syriac literature as Edessan (Urhāyā), the Mesopotamian language (Nahrāyā) and Aramaic (Aramāyā), is an Eastern Middle Aramaic dialect. Classical Syriac is the academic term used to refer to the dialect's literary usage and standardization, distinguishing it
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| Syriac | |
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| Classical Syriac Edessan Aramaic | |
| ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, گوآناوگیکن توشیجڤین | |
 Leššānā Suryāyā in written Syriac (Estrangela script) | |
| Pronunciation | [lɛʃˈʃɑːnɑː surˈjɑːjɑː] |
| Native to | Iran |
| Region | Fertile Crescent (northern Iraq, northwestern Iran, Syria, southeastern Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Sinai), Eastern Arabia (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar) |
| Era | 1st century AD; declined as a vernacular language after the 13th century; still in liturgical use |
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| Syriac abjad | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
Recognised minority language in | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | syc |
| ISO 639-3 | syc |
| Glottolog | clas1252 |
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