Syriac Latin alphabet

ܐ    ܒ    ܓ    ܕ    ܗ    ܘ

ܙ    ܚ    ܛ    ܝ    ܟܟ    ܠ

ܡܡ    ܢܢ    ܣ    ܥ    ܦ

ܨ    ܩ    ܪ    ܫ    ܬ

The Syriac Latin alphabet is the version of the Latin script that is used to write classical Syriac, Assyrian and other modern Aramaic languages. The romanization of Syriac was developed in the 1930s, following the state policy for minority languages of the Soviet Union, with some material published.

Romanization utilizes the Latin alphabet to transliterate Syriac words and to identify a Syriac word in a non-Syriac language. The Syriac Latin alphabet is a useful implement to present Syriac/Assyrian terminology to anyone who is not familiar with the Syriac script. The usage of the Latin script in the Assyrian community has become rather widespread due to the Assyrian diaspora's settlement mostly being in Europe and the anglophone.

A precise transcription may not be necessary for native Syriac speakers, as they would be able to pronounce words correctly, but it can be very helpful for those not quite familiar with Syriac and more informed with the Roman alphabet. A meticulous transliteration serves as a valuable stepping stone for learning, pronouncing correctly, and distinguishing phonemes. Today, the Latin alphabet is preferred by most Assyrians for practical reasons and its convenience, especially in social media.

One underlying problem is that written Syriac is normally unvocalized. For instance, many of the vowels are not written out, and must be supplied by a reader acquainted with the language. Hence unvocalized Syriac writing does not give a reader unacquainted with the language adequate information for accurate pronunciation.

As a result, a pure transliteration where vowels are omitted is meaningless to an untrained reader, except for a subset of trained readers fluent in Syriac.Most uses of romanization opt for transcription rather than transliteration. Instead of transliterating each written letter, they re-create the sound of the words according to the orthography rules of the target language. As such, transcriptions are generally used that add vowels.

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