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Below is a list of free online grammars and dictionaries for both the classical and modern dialect(s) in a wide variety of formats. If you have a link to one that is currently not listed below (or an alternate link to one already listed below, as links often suddenly stop working), please feel free to share and I will add it to the list. Should/when any links stop working, please let me know so I can remove them.
All entries are in [English] unless otherwise noted.
Classical Grammars:
Classical Dictionaries:
Modern Grammars:
Modern Dictionaries:
1 Thanks to ISay for the link
2 Thanks to dawidh for the link
3 Thanks to Liisa for the link
All entries are in [English] unless otherwise noted.
Classical Grammars:
- The Principles of Syriac Grammar by Andreas Gottlieb Hoffmann (translated by Benjamin Harris Cowper)
- Introductory Syriac Method and Manual by Robert Wilson
- Elements of Syriac Grammar by an Inductive Method by Robert Wilson
- The Elements of Syriac Grammar by George Phillips: 1st Edition and 3rd Edition
- The Elements of Syriac Grammar: With Reading Lessons by Benjamin Davidson
- Syriac Grammar with Bibliography, Chrestomathy and Glossary (2nd Edition) by Eberhard Nestle
- A Treatise on Syriac Grammar by Elias of Soba (translated by Richard Gottheil)
- Classical Syriac: A Basic Grammar with a Chrestomathy (2nd Edition) by Takamitsu Muraoka
- Syriac Grammar by Friedrich Uhlemann
- Compendious Syriac Grammar by Theodor Noeldeke (translated by James A. Crichton)3
- Learn Assyrian Aramaic by Alan Aldawood (currently offline; archived version at Archive.org)
- Classical Syriac Course Book by Helen Younansardaroud (translated by Graham Wetherall)
- [Arabic] Syriac Grammar by Petrus Saba
- [German] Syrische Grammatik von Elias von Tirhan
- [German] Syrische Grammatik, mit Paradigmen, Literatur, Chestomathie und Glossar von Carl Brockelmann
- [German] Kurzgefasste syrische Grammatik von Theodor Noeldeke
- [German] Buch der Strahlen: die groessere Grammatik des Barhebraeus von Axel Moberg
- [Latin] Linguae syriacae grammatica et chrestomathia cum glossario scholis accommodata a Henrico Gismondi
- [Latin] Grammatica aramaica seu syriaca a C. J. David
Classical Dictionaries:
- A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of Robert Payne Smith by Jessie Payne Smith at Dukhrana.com or at Archive.org
- Supplement to the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith by Jessie Payne Margoliouth (nee Smith) at Dukhrana.com or at Archive.org
- The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon (key: http://www.peshi tta.org/initial/standard.html)
- Aramaic Lexicon and Concordance [of the New Testament] at http://www.peshi tta.org/lexicon/ or at Atour.com (key: http://www.peshi tta.org/initial/standard.html)
- Dukhrana Analytical Lexicon of the Syriac New Testament
- Lexicon to the Syriac New Testament by William Jennings1
- [Arabic] Syriac Lexicon by Hassan bar Bahlul at Archive.org or at Dukhrana.com1
- [Arabic] Chaldean-Arabic Dictionary by J. E. Manna
- [Latin] Lexicon Syriacum (editio prima) a Carolo Brockelmann
- [Latin] Lexicon Syriacum ex eius lexico heptaglotto seorsim typis describi ab Edmundo Castello
- [Latin] Thesaurus Syriacus (Volume 1, alaph to kaph) a Robert Payne Smith (has some modern words)
- [Latin] Thesaurus Syriacus (Volume 2, lamadh to taw) a Robert Payne Smith (has some modern words)
- [Latin] Aegidii Gutbirii Lexicon Syriacum: Omnes Novi Testamenti Syriaci Dictiones et Particulas Complectens ab Ebenezer Henderson
- [Syriac] Treasure of the Syriac Language by Thomas Audo (two volumes) here or here or here
- [English]/[French]/[Arabic] Syriac-French-English-Arabic-Dictionary by Louis Costaz at Dukhrana.com or at Archive.org or at the American Foundation for Syriac Studies2
- [English]/[Swedish]/[Arabic] Syriacdictionary.net2
Modern Grammars:
- Grammar of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac by Arthur John Maclean
- Grammar of the Modern Syriac Language: As Spoken in Oroomiah, Persia, and in Koordistan by David Tappan Stoddard at Archive.org or at Google Books2
- [German] Grammatik des neusyrischen Sprache am Urmia-See und in Kurdistan von Theodor Noeldeke
- [English]/[German] Shlomo Surayt: An Introductory Course to Surayt-Aramaic (Turoyo) by Shabo Talay
Modern Dictionaries:
- A Dictionary of the Dialects of Vernacular Syriac: As Spoken by the Eastern Syrians of Kurdistan by Arthur John Maclean
- A Modern Syriac-English Dictionary by Abraham Yohannan
- [English]/[French] Sureth dictionary (has some classical words; English to Assyrian mirror at http://sargonsays.com/)
- [Arabic] (beta in [English]) Lishani.com
1 Thanks to ISay for the link
2 Thanks to dawidh for the link
3 Thanks to Liisa for the link