ARAMAIC

Aramaic

(adjective) of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages

Aramaic, Aramaic script

(noun) an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it

Aramaic

(noun) a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ar`a*ma"ic, a. Etym: [See Aramæan, a.]

Definition: Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee.

– n.

Definition: The Aramaic language.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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