Syriac (Eastern variant)

The Syriac script is a variant of the Aramaic alphabet used to write the Syriac language from the 1st century AD. Syriac is written right-to-left. The alphabet consists of 22 letters, all of which are consonants. The script is also used to write a number of other languages, including Arabic, Persian and Kurdish. The earliest form of the Syriac alphabet was developed in the 1st century AD from the Aramaic alphabet. It was used to write the Syriac language, a dialect of Aramaic. The alphabet consists of 22 letters, all of which are consonants. Syriac is written right-to-left. The Syriac script was later adapted to write a number of other languages, including Arabic, Persian and Kurdish. The alphabet was also used for a time by the Mandaeans, a Gnostic sect from Iraq and Iran. The name "Syriac" comes from the Greek word for Syria, Συρία. The Syriac alphabet is also known as the Esṭrangēlā or Estrangelo. The alphabet consists of twenty-two letters, all of which are consonants. The letters are: Alef, Beth, Gamal, Dalath, He, Waw, Zain, Heth, Teth, Yod, Kaf, Lamadh, Mim, Nun, Semkath, Ain, Fe, Sadhe, Qoph, Resh, Shin, Tav. The letters are written from right to left. Alef is written as ܐ and is pronounced as a, b, c. Beth is written as ܒ and is pronounced as d, e, f. Gamal is written as ܓ and is pronounced as g, h, i. Dalath is written as ܕ and is pronounced as j, k, l. He is written as ܗ and is pronounced as m, n, o. Waw is written as ܘ and is pronounced as p, q, r. Zain is written as ܙ and is pronounced as s, t, u. Heth is written as ܚ and is pronounced as v, w, x. Teth is written as ܛ and is pronounced as y, z, 0. Yod is written as ܝ and is pronounced as 1, 2, 3. Kaf is written as ܟ and is pronounced as 4, 5, 6. Lamadh is written as ܠ and is pronounced as 7, 8, 9. Mim is written as ܡ and is pronounced as . , /. Nun is written as ܢ and is pronounced as : ; -. Semkath is written as ܣ and is pronounced as (,), '". Ain is written as ܥ and is pronounced as [,], {,}. Fe is written as ܦ and is pronounced as |, \, ~. Sadhe is written as ܨ and is pronounced as €, £, $. Qoph is written as ܩ and is pronounced as ç, ñ, ö. Resh is written as ܪ and is pronounced as ü, ß, î. Shin is written as ܫ and is pronounced as æ, ø, å. Tav is written as ܬ and is pronounced as ƒ, ˆ, ç.