Aramean

See also: aramean

English

Alternative forms

• Aramaean
• Aramæan (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin Aramaeus +‎ -an, with the first component from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos), itself a calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, “Aramean”) using Ἀράμ f (Arám, “Aram”, the name of a land originally covering central regions of what is now Syria) (from Aramaic ܐܪܡ / ארם (ʾarām)) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix) (compare with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram +‎ -ean.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iən
• (Received Pronunciation) Hyphenation: A‧ra‧me‧an
• (General American) Hyphenation: Ar‧a‧me‧an

Noun

Aramean (plural Arameans)

1. Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with Armenian.

Translations

member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people

• Akkadian: 𒇽𒀀𒊏𒈬 (/⁠aramu⁠/)
• Arabic: آرَامِيّ (ʔārāmiyy)

  Hijazi Arabic: آرامي (ʔārāmi)

• Aramaic: ארמיא (ārāmāya)

  Classical Syriac: ܐܪܡܝܐ

• Armenian: արամեացի (arameacʻi)
• Azerbaijani: arami
• Catalan: arameu (ca) m, aramea (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿拉米人 (Ālāmǐ rén)

• Czech: Aramejec m
• Danish: aramæer c
• Dutch: Arameeër (nl) m
• Finnish: aramealainen (fi)
• French: Araméen (fr) m, Araméenne (fr) f

  Middle French: Aramee m

• Galician: arameo (gl) m, aramaico m
• German: Aramäer (de) m, Aramäerin f
• Greek: Αραμαίος m (Aramaíos)

  Ancient Greek: Ἀραμαῖος m (Aramaîos)

• Hebrew: ארמי m (aramí),
• Hindi: अरामी m or f (arāmī)
• Hungarian: arámi (hu)
• Ido: Arameano (io)
• Italian: arameo m, aramaico (it) m
• Latin: Aramaeus m
• Persian: آرامی (fa) (ârâmi)
• Polish: Aramejczyk (pl) m
• Portuguese: arameano, aramaico (pt) m, arameu m
• Romanian: arameean m, aramean (ro) m
• Russian: араме́й (ru) m (araméj), араме́ец (ru) m (araméjec), араме́йка (ru) f (araméjka)
• Spanish: arameo (es) m
• Swedish: aramé (sv) c
• Turkish: Arami (tr)
• Urdu: آرامی m (ārāmi)
• Uzbek: oromiy

Adjective

Aramean (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram.

Translations

of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram

• Akkadian: 𒇽𒀀𒊏𒈬 (/⁠aramu⁠/)
• Arabic: آرَامِيّ (ʔārāmiyy)

  Hijazi Arabic: آرامي (ʔārāmi)

• Aramaic: ארמיא (ārāmāya)
• Armenian: արամեական (hy) (arameakan)
• Czech: aramejský
• Dutch: Aramees (nl)
• Finnish: aramealainen (fi)
• French: araméen (fr), aramaïque (fr)

  Middle French: aramee

• German: aramäisch (de)
• Greek: αραμαϊκός (el) (aramaïkós)

  Ancient Greek: Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós)

• Hebrew: ארמי (arami)
• Hindi: अरामी (arāmī)
• Italian: arameo
• Latin: Aramaeus, Aramaicus
• Persian: آرامی (fa) (ârâmi)
• Portuguese: aramaico (pt), arameano
• Romanian: arameean, aramean (ro), arameic (ro)
• Russian: араме́йский (ru) (araméjskij)
• Spanish: arameo (es)
• Swedish: arameisk (sv)
• Turkish: Arami (tr)

Proper noun

Aramean

1. The Aramaic language.

Translations

Aramaic — see Aramaic

Derived terms

• Arameanism
• Arameanness