Aramaic

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌæɹ.ə.ˈmei.ɪk/, X-SAMPA: /{r@mEiIk/

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Aramaic (plural Aramaics)

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

1. The language of the Aramaeans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
2. 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.
3. The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
4. The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Galilean Aramaic.
5. The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds.
6. The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
7. The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.

Related terms

• Aram
• Aramaean, Aramean
• Syria, Syriac, Syrian

Translations

the person

• Armenian: արամեացի (hy) (arameac'i)
• Finnish: aramealainen (fi)
• French: Araméen (fr) m, Araméenne (fr) f
• German: Aramäer (de) m, Aramäerin (de) f
• Greek: Αραμαίος (el) (Aramaíos) m

• Hebrew: ארמי (he) (aramí) m
• Italian: aramaico (it)
• Polish: Aramejczyk m
• Russian: арамеец (ru) (araméjec) m, арамейка (ru) (araméjka) f

the language

• Aramaic:

  Hebrew: ארמית (arāmît)

  Syriac: ܐܪܡܝܐ

• Armenian: արամեերեն (hy) (arameeren)
• Czech: aramejština (cs) f
• Finnish: aramea (fi)
• French: araméen (fr) m
• German: Aramäisch (de) n
• Greek: αραμαϊκά (el) (aramaïká) n pl, Αραμαϊκή (el) (Aramaïkí) f

• Hebrew: ארמית (he) (aramít) m
• Irish: Aramais (ga) f
• Japanese: アラム語 (ja) (Aramu-go)
• Persian: آرامی (fa) (Ârâmi)
• Polish: aramejski (pl) m
• Portuguese: aramaico (pt) m
• Russian: арамейский (ru) (araméjskij) m
• Swedish: arameiska (sv) c
• Turkish: Aramice (tr)
• Volapük: laramey (vo)
• Welsh: Aramaeg (cy) f

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Translations to be checked

• Italian: aramaico

Adjective

Aramaic (not comparable)

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

Translations

pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry

• Armenian: արամեական (hy) (arameakan)
• Czech: aramejský (cs) m
• Esperanto: aramea (eo)
• Finnish: aramealainen (fi)
• French: araméen (fr)
• German: aramäisch (de)
• Greek: αραμαϊκός (el) (aramaïkós) m

• Hebrew: ארמי (he) (aramí) m
• Italian: aramaico (it)
• Japanese: アラム語の (aramu-go no)
• Persian: آرامی (fa) (Ârâmi)
• Polish: aramejski (pl) m
• Russian: арамейский (ru) (araméjskij)
• Swedish: arameisk (sv)

External links

• 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