The Syriac alphabet

A guide with a scroll — the script comes first

22 letters, written right to left. Vowels are marks added above and below — the lessons introduce them gradually.

Tap a letter to hear its name.

Numbers

Syriac has no separate digits — the letters double as numerals, so ܐ is also 1 and ܝ is also 10. Each row below shows the numeral, the word you say, and how it sounds.

Tap a number to hear it, or the green button to hear it slowly.

  1. ܚܕhadnumeral ܐ
  2. ܬܪܝܢtreinnumeral ܒ
  3. ܬܠܬܐtlotonumeral ܓ
  4. ܐܪܒܥܐarbonumeral ܕ
  5. ܚܡܫܐhamshonumeral ܗ
  6. ܫܬܐeshtonumeral ܘ
  7. ܫܒܥܐshabonumeral ܙ
  8. ܬܡܢܝܐtmonyonumeral ܚ
  9. ܬܫܥܐteshonumeral ܛ
  10. ܥܣܪܐesronumeral ܝ