Syriac Grammar with Bibliography, Chrestomathy and Glossary: by Eberhard Nestle

by Eberhard Nestle

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[Kevin K. Gillette · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of those books that I acquired more out of a sense of curiosity than a need for learning. However, as an admitted arm-chair linguist and philologist, the idea of actually learning a bit about Syriac (which is essentially modern Aramaic) intrigued me enough to spring for this volume. The version I have is a translation from the original German of Prof. Nestle. And unbeknownst to me, this volume was originally published in 1889 (!!!). I got it on the cheap - I think I paid maybe $10 for this lovely hardbound book chock full of interesting observations and discussions of Syriac language, history and sociology. I have just browsed the book, so pay no attention to the designation of "Read" here on GoodReads.com. I shall return to it sometime in the near future with a much more critical and attentive eye. To do it properly, I'll need to become very practiced in both the Arabic and Hebrew (Phoenician) alphabets, because Syriac appears to use a script that is very similar to Arabic, but incorporates some innovations that look more like Hebrew.