Aramaic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Aramaic in British English:
UK [ˌærə'meɪɪk]
How to pronounce Aramaic in American English:
US [ˌærə'meɪɪk]
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- Noun:
- a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
- an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
Word Origin
- Aramaic
- northern branch of Semitic language group, 1834, from biblical land of Aram, roughly corresponding to modern Syria; probably related to Hebrew and Aramaic rum "to be high," thus originally "highland." Aramaic became the lingua franca of the Assyrian empire and later for centuries was the official language of the Persian kingdom and the daily language of Israel at the time of Christ.
Example
- 1. Their book ginza is in a dialect of aramaic .
- 2. Palestinian cultural background and aramaic speech forms provide an additional test .
- 3. For most americans , buying a procedure is akin to choosing a house blindfolded , signing a mortgage in aramaic , then discovering the price later .
- 4. Meaning in aramaic " what is this ? "
- 5. The old testament was written in hebrew , with a sprinkling of aramaic .