Associations to the word «Syriac»

Wiktionary

SYRIAC, proper noun. An Aramaic language, part of the Semitic language family, specifically:
SYRIAC, noun. A speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
SYRIAC, noun. A member of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
SYRIAC, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or being the Syriac language, its speakers, or their culture.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats