Research Tools & Resources
Beth Mardutho develops free digital tools for the study of the Syriac language and its rich heritage. Explore them below.
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Meltho Fonts
A package of over 20 free Unicode OpenType Syriac fonts, along with the Serto Antioch Bible font and revised editions of Estrangela Talada and E. Syriac Adiabene.
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SEDRA Dictionaries
The Syriac Electronic Data Research Archive — Beth Mardutho's lexical database of Syriac, freely searchable online.
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Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies
A leading peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to Syriac studies, published electronically twice per year and in print annually since 1998.
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Simtho: The Syriac Thesaurus
A searchable database of Syriac literary texts with millions of words, rich metadata, concordances, collocations, and frequencies.
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Qoruyo OCR & HTR
Models for automatic transcription of printed Syriac texts (Qoruyo) and handwritten manuscripts (Sophro Mhiro), freely available for download.
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Encyclopedia (e-GEDSH)
The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage — the seminal encyclopedia of Syriac studies, now available online.
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Library Catalog
Search the online catalog of the Beth Mardutho Research Library's collection of Syriac studies materials.
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Syriac on Windows
A step-by-step guide to enabling Syriac language support and keyboards on a Windows PC.
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Syriac on Mac
A step-by-step guide to installing a Syriac keyboard layout and enabling Syriac input on macOS.
More from Beth Mardutho
See also our Lexicography project — building toward a historical dictionary of the Syriac language — and the Surayt-Aramaic Online Project for the teaching of Surayt (Turoyo).