Aramaic
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Aramaic
- /ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/ UK
- /ˌæɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/ US
- /ˌɛɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/
Rhymes with -eɪɪk
Where it comes from
From Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós), 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)) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix) (compare with Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos, “Aramean”), and the latter with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ic.
proper noun Aramaïc
- The language of the Arameans 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 Jewish Palestinian Aramaic or Galilean Aramaic.
- The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.
- The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
- The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
- Any language of this family today called Neo-Aramaic, and separated by religion also Judeo-Aramaic and Syriac
Similar: Chaldee
adjective Aramaïc
- Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.
noun Aramaics · Aramaïc
- An Aramean.
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proper noun
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name the language
| Español | arameo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 아람어 arameo |
| 日本語 | アラム語 Aramu-go |
| 中文 | 阿拉姆語 /阿拉姆语 ālāmǔyǔ |
| हिन्दी | अरामी arāmī |
| Kiswahili | Kiaramu |
| Português | aramaico, arameu |
| Français | araméen |
| Deutsch | Aramäisch |
| Italiano | aramaico |
| Ελληνικά | αραμαϊκά aramaïká, Αραμαϊκή Aramaïkí |
| Русский | араме́йский araméjskij |
| العربية | آرَامِيَّة ʔārāmiyya |
| עברית | אֲרַמִּית 'aramít |
adj pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry
| Español | arameo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | アラム語の Aramu-go no |
| 中文 | 阿拉姆語的 /阿拉姆语的 ālāmǔyǔ de, 阿拉姆的 ālāmǔ de |
| हिन्दी | अरामी arāmī |
| Português | aramaico, arameu |
| Français | araméen, aramaïque |
| Deutsch | aramäisch |
| Italiano | aramaico |
| Ελληνικά | αραμαϊκός aramaïkós |
| Русский | араме́йский araméjskij |
| العربية | آرَامِيّ ʔārāmiyy |
| עברית | אֲרַמִּי 'aramí |
Talk about this word "Aramaic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aramaic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Aramaic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aramaic "Aramaic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aramaic.Cite this
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title = {Aramaic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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