Aramaic
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English [edit]
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Etymology [edit]
From Aram, the place settled by Aramaeans; from the Aramaic ארם or ܐܪܡ (ʾarām).
Proper noun [edit]
Aramaic (plural Aramaics)
- A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to):
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- 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.
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Translations [edit]
the person
the language
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Adjective [edit]
Aramaic (not comparable)
Translations [edit]
pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry
External links [edit]
- Ethnologue entry for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, aii
- Ethnologue entry for Bohtan Neo-Aramaic, bhn
- Ethnologue entry for Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic, bjf
- Ethnologue entry for Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, cld
- Ethnologue entry for Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, tmr
- Ethnologue entry for Western Neo-Aramaic, amw
- Ethnologue entry for Samaritan Aramaic, sam