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Classical Syriac

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  • proper noun An extinct language of the Northwest branch of the Semitic language family.

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  • "Other languages, such as Hebrew, use particles to mark questions but in Classical Syriac we see the sagwa elaya as a grammatical marker," Coakley said.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

  • LONDON Reuters - What could be the world's earliest example of a question mark has been identified in Classical Syriac manuscripts dating from the 5th Century.

    Reuters: Top News 2011

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