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Aramean

Syllables: A·ra·me·an/æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/US/æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/

Aramean noun: any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.

Noun

Aramean (plural Arameans)

  1. Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.

Adjective

Aramean (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram.

Proper noun

Aramean

  1. The Aramaic language.

Aramean meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian

Aramean in Hindi

member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people
अरामी arāmī
of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram
अरामी arāmī

Aramean in Urdu

member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people
آرامی ārāmi

Aramean in Arabic

member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people
آرَامِيّ ʔārāmiyy
of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram
آرَامِيّ ʔārāmiyy

Aramean in Persian

member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people
آرامی ârâmi
of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram
آرامی ârâmi

Forms of Aramean

pluralArameans
alternative formAramaean
alternative form (archaic)Aramæan

Origin of Aramean

From Latin Aramaeus + -an, with the first component from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos), 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)) + -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix) (compare with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ean.

Words formed from Aramean

Words that rhyme with Aramean

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Questions about Aramean

What does Aramean mean?
Aramean means any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.
What is Aramean in Hindi?
Aramean in Hindi is अरामी (arāmī). See Aramean meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Aramean?
Aramean can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aramean?
Aramean is pronounced /æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Aramean?
The plural of Aramean is Arameans.

Words near Aramean in the dictionary

  1. Arambulo
  2. Aramburo
  3. Aramburos
  4. arame
  5. Aramea
  6. Aramean
  7. Arameanism
  8. Arameanisms
  9. Arameans
  10. Arameism
  11. Arameisms

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