Aramaic

[ ar-uh-mey-ik ]

/ ˌær əˈmeɪ ɪk /

noun

Also Aramean, Aramaean. a northwest Semitic language that from c300 b.c.–a.d. 650 was a lingua franca for nearly all of SW Asia and was the everyday speech of Syria, Mesopotamia, and Palestine. Abbreviations: Aram, Aram.Compare Biblical Aramaic.

adjective

pertaining to Aram, or to the languages spoken there.

noting or pertaining to the alphabetical, or perhaps syllabic, script used for the writing of Aramaic from about the ninth century b.c. and from which were derived the Hebrew, Arabic, Armenian, Pahlavi, Uighor, and many other scripts, probably including Brahmi.

Origin of Aramaic

First recorded in 1830–35; from Greek aramaî(os) “of Aram (Syria)” + -ic adjective suffix; see origin at Aram, -ic,

Words nearby Aramaic

Arallu, Aral Sea, Aram, -arama, Aramaean, Aramaic, Aramburu, Aramean, aramid, aramid fiber, Aran

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British Dictionary definitions for Aramaic

Aramaic

/ (ˌærəˈmeɪɪk) /

noun

an ancient language of the Middle East, still spoken in parts of Syria and the Lebanon, belonging to the NW Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family. Originally the speech of Aram, in the 5th century bc it spread to become the lingua franca of the Persian empireSee also Biblical Aramaic

adjective

of, relating to, or using this language

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单词	aramaic
释义	Aramaic [ ar-uh-mey-ik ] / ˌær əˈmeɪ ɪk / noun Also Aramean, Aramaean. a northwest Semitic language that from c300 b.c.–a.d. 650 was a lingua franca for nearly all of SW Asia and was the everyday speech of Syria, Mesopotamia, and Palestine. Abbreviations: Aram, Aram.Compare Biblical Aramaic. adjective pertaining to Aram, or to the languages spoken there. noting or pertaining to the alphabetical, or perhaps syllabic, script used for the writing of Aramaic from about the ninth century b.c. and from which were derived the Hebrew, Arabic, Armenian, Pahlavi, Uighor, and many other scripts, probably including Brahmi. Origin of Aramaic First recorded in 1830–35; from Greek aramaî(os) “of Aram (Syria)” + -ic adjective suffix; see origin at Aram, -ic, Words nearby Aramaic Arallu, Aral Sea, Aram, -arama, Aramaean, Aramaic, Aramburu, Aramean, aramid, aramid fiber, Aran Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Aramaic Aramaic / (ˌærəˈmeɪɪk) / noun an ancient language of the Middle East, still spoken in parts of Syria and the Lebanon, belonging to the NW Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family. Originally the speech of Aram, in the 5th century bc it spread to become the lingua franca of the Persian empireSee also Biblical Aramaic adjective of, relating to, or using this language Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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