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The Assyrian alphabet (Syriac script)
Assyrian is written in the Syriac script, right to left: 22 letters, plus marks for the sounds of modern spoken Assyrian (Sureth) and dots for the vowels. Each letter below with its name, its sound and a first word that uses it.
Letters
| Letter | Name | Sound | Example |
|---|
| ܐ | alap | | at ܐܵܬ you |
| ܒ | bet | b | khob ܚܘ̇ܒ good |
| ܓ | gamal | g | gura ܓܘ̣ܪܵܐ big |
| ܓ̰ | (a mark on gamal) | gh | otagh ܐܘ̇ܬܵܓ̰ room |
| ܓ̃ | (a mark on gamal) | j | javej ܓ̃ܵܘܸܓ̃ to move |
| ܕ | dalat | d | zarda ܙܵܪܕܵܐ yellow |
| ܕ݂ | (a mark on dalat) | dh | |
| ܗ | he | h | hi ܗܝܼ yes |
| ܘ | waw | v, w | av ܐܵܘ he |
| ܙ | zen | z | zarda ܙܵܪܕܵܐ yellow |
| ܙ̃ | (a mark on zen) | zh | dezhmen ܕܸܙ̃ܡܸܢ enemy |
| ܚ | khet | kh, h | khob ܚܘ̇ܒ good |
| ܛ | tet | t | nuyta ܢܘ̣ܝܛܵܐ oil |
| ܛ݂ | (a mark on tet) | th | |
| ܝ | yod | y | spay ܣܦܵܝ good |
| ܟ | kap | c, k | kalba ܟܵܠܒܵܐ dog |
| ܟ̃ | (a mark on kap) | ch | chay ܟ̃ܵܝ tea |
| ܠ | lamad | l | la ܠܵܐ negative particle |
| ܠ݂ | (a mark on lamad) | l | |
| ܡ | mim | m | tamma ܬܵܡܡܵܐ over there |
| ܢ | nun | n | akhuna ܐܵܚܘ̣ܢܵܐ brother |
| ܣ | semkat | s | spay ܣܦܵܝ good |
| ܥ | e | | |
| ܦ | pe | p | spay ܣܦܵܝ good |
| ܦ̮ | (a mark on pe) | f | fakat ܦ̮ܵܩܵܬ only |
| ܨ | sade | s | |
| ܩ | qop | k, q | smuka ܣܡܘ̣ܩܵܐ red |
| ܪ | resh | r | arkha ܐܵܪܚܵܐ guest |
| ܫ | shin | sh | khabuysha ܚܵܒܘ̣ܝܫܵܐ apple |
| ܬ | taw | t | at ܐܵܬ you |
| ܬ݂ | (a mark on taw) | th | |
Vowels
| Mark | Sound | Example |
|---|
| a | |
| e | |
| e | |
| i | |
| o | |
| u | |