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Estrangelo

Estrangelo

English

Alternative forms

Estrangela

Noun

Estrangelo ‎(uncountable)

Manuscript written in Estrangelo

The oldest and classical form of Syriac script.

Translations

a form of Syriac script

Arabic: خَطّ مَفْتُوح ‎(ḵaṭṭ maftūḥ), خَطّ ثَقِيل ‎(ḵaṭṭ ṯaqīl)
Aramaic:
Classical Syriac: ܐܣܛܪܢܓܠܐ ‎(ʾEsṭrangelā)

Persian: خط ثقیل ‎(xatt-e saqil)

References

Brock, Sebastian P. (Oxford). "Estrangelā." Brill’s New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider. Brill Online, 2014. Reference. 10 July 2014