Arama-

Proper noun

Aramaic

1. The language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
2. 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. The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
4. The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic or Galilean Aramaic.
5. The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.
6. The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.

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