Etymology
Origin of Aramean
1825–35; < Latin Aramae ( us ) (< Greek aramaîos of Aram ) + -an
Example Sentences
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Seth Miller, who runs the popular Wandering Aramean blog agrees.
From Forbes ● Jan. 19, 2015
From 953-586 B.C. the Golan Heights was both a buffer zone and a contested area for the ancient Kingdom of Israel and the Aramean Kingdom in Damascus.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the contracting parties was a Syrian, and an Aramaic docket is accordingly attached to the deed, while among the witnesses to it we find Ammâ, “the Aramean secretary.”
From Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
Son of Man, in the Semitic languages, especially in the Aramean dialects, is a simple synonym of man.
From The Life of Jesus by Ernest Renan
In course of time, Arabic replaced the Aramean dialect, and became the lingua franca of the Jews.
From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Israel Abrahams
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