Category:Classical Syriac terms by usage

Classical Syriac terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Classical Syriac archaic terms: Classical Syriac terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Classical Syriac colloquialisms: Classical Syriac terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Classical Syriac derogatory terms: Classical Syriac terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Classical Syriac dialectal terms: Classical Syriac terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Classical Syriac ecclesiastical terms: Classical Syriac terms used only by religious figures.
• Category:Classical Syriac formal terms: Classical Syriac terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
• Category:Classical Syriac hapax legomena: Classical Syriac terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Classical Syriac higher register terms: Classical Syriac terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Classical Syriac nonstandard terms: Classical Syriac terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Classical Syriac offensive terms: Classical Syriac terms that are typically considered to offend people.
• Category:Classical Syriac terms with archaic senses: Classical Syriac terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Classical Syriac terms with historical senses: Classical Syriac terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Classical Syriac terms with rare senses: Classical Syriac rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.