Definition
A system of writing Arabic language using Syriac or other non-Arabic scripts, historically used by Arabic-speaking Christians.
Etymology
From Arabic ghārshuwnī, possibly derived from the Syriac word for 'foreign' or 'barbarous.' The practice developed in the Levant among Christian communities who spoke Arabic but retained Syriac liturgical traditions. The term reflects the cultural and linguistic complexity of the medieval Middle East.
Kelly Says
Garshuni is linguistic code-switching frozen in ink—Christian Arabs wrote their spoken language in Syriac letters because that's what their church taught them, creating thousands of manuscripts that puzzle scholars today.
Translations
ARالعربية
غرشوني
gar-shoo-nee
BNবাংলা
গর্শুনী
gar-shoo-nee
CACatalà
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
CSČeština
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
DADansk
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
DEDeutsch
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
ELΕλληνικά
γαρσούνη
gar-soo-nee
ESEspañol
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
FAفارسی
گارشونی
gar-shoo-nee
FISuomi
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
FRFrançais
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
GUGU
ગારશુની
gar-shoo-nee
HAHA
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
HEעברית
גארשווני
gar-shoo-nee
HIहिन्दी
गार्शुनी
gar-shoo-nee
HUMagyar
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
IGIG
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
ITItaliano
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
KKKK
гаршуни
gar-shoo-nee
KMKM
ក្រសុនី
kars-soo-nee
MRMR
गार्शुनी
gar-shoo-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရှူနီ
gar-shoo-nee
NLNederlands
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
NONorsk
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
PAPA
ਗਾਰਸ਼ੁਨੀ
gar-shoo-nee
PLPolski
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
PTPortuguês
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
RORomână
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
RUРусский
гаршуни
gar-shoo-nee
SVSvenska
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
SWKiswahili
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
TAதமிழ்
கார்ஷுனி
kar-shoo-nee
TEతెలుగు
గర్షుని
gar-shoo-nee
THไทย
กัรชูนี
gar-choon-ee
TLTL
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
TRTürkçe
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
UKУкраїнська
гаршуні
gar-shoo-nee
URاردو
گارشونی
gar-shoo-nee
VITiếng Việt
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
YOYO
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee
ZUZU
garshuni
gar-shoo-nee