Aramean

or Ar·a·mae·an

[ ar-uh-mee-uhn ]

noun

1. a Semite of the division associated with Aram.
2. Aramaic ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aramean¹

1825–35; < Latin Aramae ( us ) (< Greek aramaîos of Aram ) + -an

Example Sentences

In course of time, Arabic replaced the Aramean dialect, and became the lingua franca of the Jews.

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The qar'na (horn, κέρας) and sab'ka (σαμβύκη) are in root both Greek and Aramean.

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Other colonists were brought from Hamath, the capital of the conquered northern Aramean kingdom.

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Damascus, attacked in the rear by a northern Aramean people, was unable to cope with the Israelite armies.

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Many of these peculiar words are Aramean; that is, they are words current in the Aramean branch of the Shemitic languages.

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