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Aramaic in Arabic

آرَامِيَّة ʔārāmiyya

UK/ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk//ˌæɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/

Aramaic in Arabic: آرَامِيَّة (ʔārāmiyya), آرَامِيّ (ʔārāmiyy). In English, Aramaic means the language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.

Arabic words for Aramaic

the language
آرَامِيَّة ʔārāmiyya
pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry
آرَامِيّ ʔārāmiyy

English meaning of Aramaic

  1. proper noun The language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
  2. proper noun 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.
  3. proper noun The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
  4. proper noun The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic or Galilean Aramaic.

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Synonyms of Aramaic

Aramaic in other languages

Questions about Aramaic in Arabic

What is the meaning of Aramaic in Arabic?
Aramaic in Arabic is آرَامِيَّة (ʔārāmiyya), آرَامِيّ (ʔārāmiyy).
ما معنى كلمة Aramaic؟
Aramaic: آرَامِيَّة (ʔārāmiyya), آرَامِيّ (ʔārāmiyy).
What does Aramaic mean in English?
Aramaic means the language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Aramaic (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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