Aramaic

adj. pertaining to the ancient land or culture of Aram; of the ancient land of Aram

n. native of the ancient land of Aram

n. ancient Semitic language from which Hebrew and Arabic scripts were derived

Aramaic is a group of Semitic languages with a 3,000-year history. It has been the language of administration of empires and the language of divine worship. It is the original language of large sections of the biblical books of Daniel and Ezra, and is the main language of the Talmud. Aramaic was the native language of Jesus (see Aramaic of Jesus). Modern Aramaic is spoken today as a first language by numerous, scattered communities, most significantly by Assyrians. The language is considered to be endangered.
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Noun
1. a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
(hypernym) Semitic
(hyponym) Biblical Aramaic
2. 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
(synonym) Aramaic script
(hypernym) script
Adjective
1. of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
(pertainym) Aramaic

(n.)
The Aramaic language.
  

(a.)
Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramaean; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee.
  

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