叙利亚文

Traditional form:

敘利亞文

Pinyin (reading):

Xùlìyàwén

Definitions:

• Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC)
• the Syriac script

Characters:

• 叙 - to express, to state; to relate, to narrate
• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
• 亚 - Asia; second
• 文 - culture, literature, writing

Traditional characters:

• 敘 - to express, to state; to relate, to narrate
• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
• 亞 - Asia; second
• 文 - culture, literature, writing