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Aramaic Common

Aramaic has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia

2

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

3

An Aramaean.

Adjective
1

of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages

2

Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.

Proper Noun
1

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

2

The language of the Aramaeans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.

See Also
heth syriac judeo aramaic targum dalet church qoph shin
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Semitic script
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Biblical Aramaic Assyrian Neo-Aramaic Mandaean
Rhyming Words
daic saic laic craic vraic afaic palaic sinaic romaic moraic lamaic mosaic altaic alcaic jahaic eddaic judaic hebraic zebraic thebaic
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