Aramaean
adj.
of or pertaining to Aram or its culture or its people, Aramaic
n.
group of Semitic people that lived in Aram and in sections of Mesopotamia; member of such Semitic people that lived in Aram and in sections of Mesopotamia
Aramaeans
The Aramaeans (also Arameans) were a
Semitic, semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who originated and had lived in upper
Mesopotamia and
Syria. Aramaeans have never had a unified empire; they were divided into independent kingdoms all across the
Near East. Yet to these Aramaeans befell the privilege of imposing their language and culture upon the entire
Near East and beyond, fostered in part by the mass relocations enacted by successive empires, including the
Assyrians and
Babylonians. Scholars even have used the term 'Aramaization' for the Syro-Mesopotamian peoples, languages and cultures that have been made 'Aramean'.
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Aramaean
Noun
1. a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
(synonym) Aramean
(hypernym) Semite
Adjective
1. of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language
(synonym) Aramean
(pertainym) Aram
Aramaean
(a.)
Alt. of Aramean
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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