Aramaic
Syllables: A·ra·ma·icUK/ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk//ˌæɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/
Aramaic proper noun: the language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
Proper noun
Aramaic
- The language of the Arameans 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 Jewish Palestinian Aramaic or Galilean Aramaic.
- The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.
- The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
- The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
- Any language of this family today called Neo-Aramaic, and separated by religion also Judeo-Aramaic and Syriac
Adjective
Aramaic (not comparable)
Noun
Aramaic (plural Aramaics)
- An Aramean.
Aramaic meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Arabic
Aramaic in Hindi
- the language
- अरामी arāmī
- pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry
- अरामी arāmī
Aramaic in Malayalam
- Aramaic
- അരമായ aramāya
Aramaic in Gujarati
- the language
- અરામી arāmī
Aramaic in Arabic
- the language
- آرَامِيَّة ʔārāmiyya
- pertaining to the language, alphabet, culture or poetry
- آرَامِيّ ʔārāmiyy
More languagesFewer languages
- Aramaic in Persian
- آرامی ârâmi
Synonyms of Aramaic
Forms of Aramaic
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | Aramaïc |
| Noun | |
| plural | Aramaics |
Origin of Aramaic
From Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós), itself a calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, “Aramean”) using Ἀράμ f (Arám, “Aram”, the name of a land originally covering central regions of what is now Syria) (from Aramaic ܐܪܡ / ארם (ʾarām)) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix) (compare with Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos, “Aramean”), and the latter with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ic.
Words formed from Aramaic
- Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures
- Achaemenid Aramaic
- Biblical Aramaic
- Christian Palestinian Aramaic
- Classical Aramaic
- Egyptian Aramaic
- Galilean Aramaic
- Imperial Aramaic
- Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
- Jewish Literary Aramaic
- Judean Aramaic
- Judeo-Aramaic
- Late Aramaic
- Melkite Aramaic
- Middle Aramaic
- Modern Aramaic
- Neo-Aramaic
- Neo-Assyrian Aramaic
- Neo-Babylonian Aramaic
- Official Aramaic
- Old Aramaic
- Qumran Aramaic
- Samaritan Aramaic
- Standard Aramaic
- Syro-Aramaic
- Syropalestinian Aramaic
- Western Aramaic
Phrases with Aramaic
Words that rhyme with Aramaic
Questions about Aramaic
- What does Aramaic mean?
- Aramaic means the language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
- What is Aramaic in Hindi?
- Aramaic in Hindi is अरामी (arāmī). See Aramaic meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Aramaic?
- Aramaic can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Aramaic?
- Aramaic is pronounced /ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near Aramaic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Aramaic (page history and authors); അരമായ (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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