Aramaic Definition
Aramaic
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- IPA: /ˌæɹ.ə.ˈmei.ɪk/, SAMPA: /{r@mEiIk/
Etymology
From Aram, the place settled by Aramaeans; from the Aramaic ארם or ܐܪܡ (ʾarām).
Proper noun
Aramaic (plural Aramaics)
- A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to):
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- The language of the Aramaeans 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 Galilean Aramaic.
- The language of Jewish targums, midrash and the Talmuds.
- The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
- The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
Related terms
Adjective
Aramaic (not comparable)
Translations
pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry
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External links
- Ethnologue entry for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic,
- Ethnologue entry for Bohtan Neo-Aramaic,
- Ethnologue entry for Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic,
- Ethnologue entry for Chaldean Neo-Aramaic,
- Ethnologue entry for Jewish Babylonian Aramaic,
- Ethnologue entry for Western Neo-Aramaic,
- Ethnologue entry for Samaritan Aramaic,
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Aramaic is a group of languages belonging to the Afroasiatic language phylum. The name of the language is based on the name of Aram, an ancient region in central Syria. Within this family, Aramaic belongs to the Semitic family, and more specifically, is a part of the Northwest Semitic subfamily, which also includes Canaanite languages such as Hebrew and Phoenician. Aramaic script was widely adopted for other languages and is ancestral to both the Arabic and modern Hebrew alphabets.
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