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Aramaean

British  
/ ˌærəˈmiːən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Aram (the biblical name for ancient Syria)

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Aram

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The Aramaean Christian community numbers just 15,000 in Israel; there are thought to be more than a million Aramaean Christians in Lebanon, and more than 15 million worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Other cultures like the Aramaean peoples and the Israelites quickly adapted the new script to their own languages.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The project is an attempt to check the historical authenticity of Old Testament accounts of the Egyptian, Aramaean, Assyrian and Babylonian offensives against the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, and conflicts between these two realms.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2022

“Integration is supposed to be give and take,” Zelika Baba, a Berlin-based youth worker of Kurdish and Aramaean descent, once told me.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2018

An invasion of Babylonia first tested the strength of his army, and resulted in the subjection of the Aramaean tribes in that country to Assyrian rule.

From A Primer of Assyriology by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)