Aramaean

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Etymology

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From the Latin Aramaeī, from the Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖοι (Aramaîoi), from Hebrew ארם (aram), the biblical name of a land of Upper Mesopotamia falling within modern Syria.

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Aramaean (plural Aramaeans)

  1. Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia (Biblical Aram) during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. They spoke Aramaic.

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Adjective

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Aramaean (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram.

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Aramaean

  1. The Aramaic language.

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