Assyrian vs. Syriac — What's the Difference?

Of or relating to Assyria or its people, language, or culture.

An Aramaic language of ancient and medieval Syria and adjacent regions that was used to write a large body of literature from the 3rd to the 13th century and is still used today as the liturgical language of several Eastern Christian churches.

A native or inhabitant of Assyria.

Any of several modern Aramaic languages spoken by Eastern Christian communities of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran and by immigrants from these communities elsewhere.

See Akkadian.

Of or pertaining to Syria, or its language; as, the Syriac version of the Pentateuch.

The Assyrian dialects of Akkadian.

Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants.

An inhabitant of ancient Assyria

An extinct language of the Assyrians regarded as a dialect of Akkadian