In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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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(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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