Aramaic Definition

ărə-māĭk
noun
A Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but widely used by non-Aramean peoples throughout southwest Asia.
American Heritage
A Northwest Semitic language that was the lingua franca throughout the Near East from c. 300 b.c. to c. a.d. 650: it replaced Hebrew as the language of the Jews, and one of its dialects was spoken by Jesus and his disciples.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Aramaic script
pronoun

A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to).

The language of the Aramaeans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
The language of the administration in the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires from the seventh to fourth centuries BC: often called Imperial Aramaic or Official Aramaic.
The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Galilean Aramaic.
The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds.
The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
Wiktionary
adjective

Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.

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Origin of Aramaic

  • From Aram, the place settled by Aramaeans; from the Aramaic ארם or ܐܪܡ (ʾarām).

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Aramaic Sentence Examples

  • Its source may be an Aramaic or a Hebrew document.

  • That culture was naturally Aramaic.

  • Another chief characteristic of Aramaic appears in nouns, viz.

  • The new Arab invaders who soon pressed forward into their seats found the remnants of the Nabataeans transformed into fellahin, and speaking Aramaic like their neighbours.

  • As Hebrew became less familiar to the people, a system of translating the text of the Law into the Aramaic vernacular verse by verse, was adopted in the synagogue.

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Words Starting With

AARARA

Words Ending With

CICAIC

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Aramaic

Words Starting With A and Ending With C

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