Syriac reading practice

Question 1

ܒܪܝܡܐ

Answer 1

(B’reyma) means “in the beginning” and functions as a prepositional phrase.

Question 2

ܕ

Answer 2

(d’) is a relative pronoun that introduces a relative clause.

Question 3

ܩܘܡܐ

Answer 3

(qoma) means “He” or “it” and is the subject of the sentence.

Question 4

ܗܘܐ

Answer 4

(hawa) means “is” and is the copula verb.

Question 5

ܡܢ

Answer 5

(men) means “from” and is a preposition.

Question 6

ܡܠܟܐ

Answer 6

(malka) means “king” and is the object of the preposition.

Question 7

ܪܒܐ

Answer 7

(raba) means “great” and functions as an adjective.

Question 8

ܕܐܠܗܐ

Answer 8

(d’Alaha) means “of God” and is a genitive phrase.

Question 9

ܢܥܒܪܘܢܘܢ

Answer 9

(nebrawnawan) means “who created” and is a relative clause.

Question 10

ܒܗ

Answer 10

(b’h) means “in” or “by” and is a preposition.

Question 11

ܒܪܝܡܐ ܕܩܘܡܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܠܗܐܕ ܢܥܒܪܘܢܘܢ ܒܗ

Answer 11

B’reyma d’qoma hawa men malka raba d’Alaha d’nebrawnawan b’h

In the beginning, He is from the great King of God, who created us in His own image.