Language of Syria (6)
I believe the answer is:
arabic
'language of syria' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for arabic that I've seen before include "Language of North Africa and the Middle East" , "Language (of numbers)" , "Middle Eastern language" , "1 [GCSE]" , "Language (by gum!)" .)