Qeryana
/qɛrˈjɑː.nə/noun
A scriptural reading or liturgical lesson in Syriac Christian worship.
Did you know?Qeryana belongs to the same Semitic word family as Arabic Qurʾān, both connected with reciting or reading sacred words aloud.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*q-r-ʔ
“A reconstructed root associated with calling out, proclaiming, or reading aloud.”
Classical Syriac
Syriac
ܩܪܝܢܐ — qeryānā
“A reading, recitation, or appointed scriptural lesson.”
Late Antique Syriac Christianity
Syriac
qeryānā
“A liturgical scripture reading performed during Christian worship.”
Modern scholarly English
English
qeryana
“A transliterated Syriac term for a liturgical reading or lesson.”