Definition of Aramaic

1. Noun. A Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia.

Generic synonyms: Semitic
Specialized synonyms: Biblical Aramaic, Assyrian, Assyrian Neo-aramaic, Mandaean, Mandean

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages.

3. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Aramaic Script
Generic synonyms: Script

Definition of Aramaic

1. a. Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee.

Definition of Aramaic

1. Proper noun. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to): ¹

2. Adjective. Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aramaic

Aral Sea
Arales
Aralia elata
Aralia hispida
Aralia nudicaulis
Aralia racemosa
Aralia spinosa
Aralia stipulata
Araliaceae
Aram
Aram Ilich Khachaturian
Aram Kachaturian
Aram Khachaturian
Aramaean
Aramaeans
Aramaic (current term)
Aramaic script
Aramaism
Aramaisms
Aramanik
Aramean
Arameans
Aramus
Aramus guarauna
Aramus pictus
Aramæan
Aramæans
Aran
Aran-Duchenne disease
Aran Islands

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