The Syriac Primer: Reading, Writing, Vocabulary & Grammar

by George Kiraz

This primer offers an attractive and well-structured introduction to the Syriac language with a step-by-step series of explanations and exercises. Readers will be encouraged by the course's lively and vigorous approach to Syriac as a living and attractive language. The course is an ideal means of learning a language essential not only for students and adherents of Syriac Christianity, but also for many scholars and students in biblical and Near Eastern studies.

284 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1989

About the author

George A. Kiraz is the founder and director of Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute, and the president of Gorgias Press. He earned an MSt in Syriac Studies from Oxford University, and an MPhil and PhD from Cambridge University. He has an extensive list of publications in Syriac studies.