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Meaning of ARAMAIC

Pronunciation:  `aru'meyik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an ancient group of related Semitic dialects some of which are still spoken in Syria
  2. [adj]  of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
 
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 See Also: Biblical Aramaic, Semitic

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ar`a*ma"ic\, a. [See {Aram[ae]an}, a.]
Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants,
language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aram[ae]an;
-- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic
family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n. The
Aramaic language.
 

 

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