SYRIAC GRAMMAR.BYGEORGE D.D.PHILLIPS,OP COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE.PRESIDENT QUEENS'THE THIRD EDITION,BEVISED AND ENLARGED.&CAMBRIDGE': CO,DEIGHTON, BELL, ;LONDON: BELL & DALDY.1866LONDON:- IT. CEOWXWATTS, CGTTBT, TEMPLE. BAE.TO THEPREFACE SECOND EDITION,areTHE "Elements of Grammar"following SyriacHe-intended for the assistance of those Students intowho are desirous of their studiesbrew, extendingac-the This be easilySyriao language. object mayof whichin the close affinitycomplished consequencestruc-existsbetween the two both in'theirlanguages,ture as well as in the multitude of words which theyin common. therefore a smallBy bestowingpossessoftime and labour on the of theportion Syriac,studyscholar will be sure to moderateHebrew obtain atheof It is indeed so nearlyknowledge subject.to thatallied and toHebrew, Chaldee,especiallyafter he has read the Bible heChaldee of thepartsat once to the of Suchmay proceed reading Syriac,the it becomes that the studentcase,being importantshould avail himself of the theassistance whichaffords him for the better ofSyriac understandingnot to mention that it he will beHebrew; byto an eccle-with numerousbrought acquaintancesiastical documents theto and middleearlybelongingwhich treat of the creed and of theages, practiceIV PEERAGE.the church of Christ in those times.branch ofSyrianThe as a dialect of the mustHebrew,Syriac, alwaysbe as a source of valuableregarded constitutinginformation for the criticism of ...
SYRIAC GRAMMAR.
BY
GEORGE D.D.PHILLIPS,
OP COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE.PRESIDENT QUEENS'
THE THIRD EDITION,
BEVISED AND ENLARGED.
&CAMBRIDGE': CO,DEIGHTON, BELL, ;
LONDON: BELL & DALDY.
1866LONDON
:
- IT. CEOWXWATTS, CGTTBT, TEMPLE. BAE.TO THEPREFACE SECOND EDITION,
areTHE "Elements of Grammar"following Syriac
He-intended for the assistance of those Students in
towho are desirous of their studiesbrew, extending
ac-the This be easilySyriao language. object may
of whichin the close affinitycomplished consequence
struc-existsbetween the two both in'theirlanguages,
ture as well as in the multitude of words which they
in common. therefore a smallBy bestowingpossess
oftime and labour on the of the
portion Syriac,study
scholar will be sure to moderateHebrew obtain a
theof It is indeed so nearlyknowledge subject.
to thatallied and toHebrew, Chaldee,especially
after he has read the Bible heChaldee of the
parts
at once to the of Suchmay proceed reading Syriac,
the it becomes that the studentcase,being important
should avail himself of the theassistance which
affords him for the better ofSyriac understanding
not to mention that it he will beHebrew; by
to an eccle-with numerousbrought acquaintance
siastical documents theto and middleearlybelonging
which treat of the creed and of theages, practiceIV PEERAGE.
the church of Christ in those times.branch ofSyrian
The as a dialect of the mustHebrew,Syriac, always
be as a source of valuableregarded constituting
information for the criticism of the Hebrew Bible.
an examination of a Hebrew word as it is usedBy
in this essential service has been renderedlanguage,
in difficult and
elucidating many important passages
of Writ and it has been the constant
;Holy practice
of commentators to recourse to wheneverhave Syriac,
the Text of the Old Testament fails to establish
In suchthe of a word.satisfactorily signification
case allows that a reference toevery person Syriac
is one of the means to be in
legitimate employed
the sense of a andpassage; althoughdetermining
this is inferior to Arabic in the extent andlanguage
of its it is nevertheless asliterature,variety superior
its much more intimate connection with the
regards
of the Bible.
original language
But asthe it to whichclaim, me,great appears
on thethe has attention of that class ofSyriac per-
for whose use this book is consists insons, intended,
the New Testament. The of
Syriac high antiquity
this and its use inthe establishedversion, early Syrian
an on it which can bechurch, stamp importance
other : and in addition to theseto no if,assigned
borne in that thecircumstances it be mind, SyriacPREFACE. y
is so the same as thatlanguage nearly inspoken
Palestine in the first of thatage Christianity, by
beenit has termed the vernacular lan-many persons
ourof it must be allowed thatLord, theguage Syriao
New Testament a value inferior to thatpossesses only
which to the de-whobelongs original. Michaelis,
voted his talents to the of andgreat study Syriac,
an of theto examination, has en-Syriac version,
in his Introduction totheNewdeavoured, Testament,
to the when thatfix version was made and;period
forward inafter bringing many cogent arguments
favour of its has inferred that it musthigh antiquity,
have either at the end of the first or theexisted,
of the Hecoiul Thisbeginning century. great age,
and its deviation from the commonfrequent reading
in of mustrecommend the useofpassages importance,
it to critic and tho truth that it been; is, hasevery
more uftod than all other sources of critical assistance
together,
Prom those remarks it will desir-obviously appear
able that tho Hebrew scholar should not rest satisfied
a Totill ho has obtained of thoknowledge Syriac.
for this attainment was in*afford myfacility groat
duooment in a few theseforth, yearssending ago,
of Grammar to the and IElements ;Syriac public
that tho been received,book,havingrfljoico favourably
A*VI PUSVACK.
has afforded thai Ihome
satisfactory proof publication
has not failed in useful. The
entirely being coph's
the ken soldof first [ havft
oil',impression having
tho nwomlnow of a con-pleasure Edition,presenting
amendments and which b.wadditions,taining many
Leon made for tho of tho Grammar
purpose adapting
to the somewhat more advanced Ktato to which
flyriac
literature lias now arrived,gradually
these additionH tho ofIn flicintroducing plan
not been at all and I thinkGrammar has (listurld,
I as to thiscite, applicablemay equally rrjmhlimtiou
ofthe the words I in (lit! tobook, employed jtrcfoeo
tho first Edition whou of the manner inspeaking
"
which it was executed, I have endeavoured to bo
toin tho account for tho vowelarrangement,simple
and tho various inflexions of words (hechanges, by
ofa few and to exhibit in aoperation very principles,
concise form the structure of fhogeneral language"PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
IN tliis Edition of the Grammar I have
Syriac
introduced a considerable of new matter.quantity
To make room for the which
it, Chrestomathy,
in the second has been omitted.Edition,appeared
In the course of the last Chresto-twenty years many
mathies and books have issued from theSyriac press.
considerThese I assistance to thesupply ample
student in his at translation.
early attempts Again,
the of has of late made allstudy Syriac years beyond
doubt inan advance this Thereare not
country, only
more who at the timo them-persons present apply
selves to tho but there is also alanguage; larger
number ofmature scholars than could layEngland
aclaim to of a For thesequarter century ago,
it to methatreasons the in the secondappeared space
which was taken withEdition, up Chrestomathy,
in this be much more filled theusefullymight by
introduction of additional Grammar. Whatevernew
forms or inflexions of or whatever new eon*words,
structions have been discovered in the Syriac MSS.,
I takenwhich have been have careedited,recently
notice of tho I thinkto before the student.bring
will not bothere arc few ofGrammar which
pointsPREFACE.
Its lawsin the following pages.touchedfound upon
into and,have endeavouredI develop,and principles
and totheto nouns,with them, classifyaccordance
thethe andin verbs, changesthe irregularitiesexplain
Iof inflexion.in thewords processwhich undergo
ele-since thenewthat this Edition,therefore,trust,
isthe formerEditionsofcharacter preserved,mentary
are introducedof Grammarthewhilst higher parts
wants ofto meet thewill heinto thought adaptedit,
be foundto some extent,and will also,the beginner,
have madeIstudent.the mightto ripor
profitable
ofthe numborinevoasingbooka by greatlylarger
onbook than necessaryoughtbut a
; largerexamples
of Grammara ruleandavoided,to boaccountevery
one or twoillustratedwellbo as byiu generalmay
as twenty.byexamplesCONTENTS.
JPAGK......ImoDUCTOBY Observations 1
Tho ......... 8Alphabet
-VowolB 10 HDiphthongs
ofand Consonants UProperties changes
.......of flio Vowels 18Clwingos
Tho Diacritic Ku&hoi and Eukok 20Points,
..........Ribui 24
Lines 26
Marhotono and ......Mohagyouo 28
Other Diiicritic Points....... 30
- - -On the of certain &c, 31pronunciation letters,
.........Acccmt 32
numbers------Method of 33oxprosHing
.......Eiorciaoa 35Heading
..........NOUN8 37
........Gander 38Number 40BtatCHufNouna 43
. .. ..... 55
.......... 60PRONOUNS
-Ponwud 50Pjroncran*