neo-syriac

neo-syriac
\\|nē(ˌ)ō+\ noun
Usage: often capitalized N & capitalized S
Etymology: ne- + syriac
: a modern form of Syriac that is spoken by Christians in northwestern Iran and that is akin to the ancient literary Syriac though not directly from it

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