aramaic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
  2. noun an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it
    Aramaic script.
  3. adjective of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages

WordNet

Ar`a*ma"ic adjective
Etymology
See Aramæan, a.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n. The Aramaic language.

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