Colloquial Syriac

Guide, grammar, and phrasebook of Eastern Syriac as spoken by the native populace, written for officers in the British Mandate of Iraq so they could understand the language of the native military forces in the area.

Contenu

• Series Foreword (page 5)
• Introduction (page 6)
• Pronunciation (page 10)
• Contents (page 9)
• Vocabulary (page 12)
• Verbs (page 62)
• Pronouns (page 74)
• Adverbs (page 78)
• Prepositions (page 77)
• Conjunctions (page 80)
• Numerals (page 81)
• Imperatives (page 84)
• Useful Imperatives (page 86)
• Notes on syriac grammar (page 87)
• Useful phrases (page 95)
• The musketry course (page 108)
• Narrative (page 111)
• Syrlac Alphabet (page 122)
• The english alphabet (page 121)
• Notes on the Syrlac pronunciation. (page 124)
• Military Words (page 125)
• Physical Training Words of Commad (page 128)
• Errata (page 131)