Aramaic
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- adjective
- /ˌærəˈmeɪɪk/
:
aramaico
- The discovery in question was a small chalk ossuary, or bone container, bearing the Aramaic inscription Yaakov bar Yoseph, Achui.
- Aramaic text
- Aramaic language
- Aramaic brothers
Examples
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The Targum are Aramaic glosses on the Bible.
Academic text (1992) -
Many religious texts have been preserved in Aramaic, reflecting the language's importance in early Christianity.
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Unfortunately, no ancient Aramaic copy of Revelation has survived.
Academic text (2015) -
And "Mara" has nothing to do with the Aramaic title of honor Mar, meaning "sir" or "lord."
Academic text (2007) -
The collection includes a page from a fourth-century Aramaic translation of the Bible.
Blog text (15) -
"Shalom," he said, but nothing more, and for a few moments he stood staring at my grandfather and at the dense pages of Aramaic text spread out on the plastic tablecloth.
Fiction book (1993) -
Though McCarter detected two handwriting styles (and therefore two scribes) in the first and last parts of the inscription, both he and Fitzmyer agreed that the Aramaic letters were authentic and dated to the first century A.D.
Academic text (2003) -
The ancient artifacts included several inscriptions in Aramaic, showcasing the language's historical significance.
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Scholars are studying Aramaic texts to better understand the cultural context of the period.
Synonyms
Relating to Aram, its people, language, or culture in ancient times
Compounds
- Specialized
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An ancient alphabet used to write Aramaic that influenced many later scripts
- Specialized
A form of Aramaic used in parts of the Hebrew Bible and spoken in ancient Palestine
A modern form of Aramaic spoken by Assyrian people in northern Iraq and nearby areas
A language from the Middle East once spoken by ancient Arameans and still used by some people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aramaic as an adjective comes from Aram, meaning 'from Aram', so calling a text or word Aramaic means it belongs to that old language or to the people who spoke it.