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aramaic

Ar·a·ma·ic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ar-uh-mey-ik]
    • /ˌær əˈmeɪ ɪk/
    • /ær.ə.ˈmeɪ.ɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ar-uh-mey-ik]
    • /ˌær əˈmeɪ ɪk/

Definitions of aramaic word

  • noun aramaic an ancient language of the Middle East, still spoken in parts of Syria and the Lebanon, belonging to the NW Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family. Originally the speech of Aram, in the 5th century bc it spread to become the lingua franca of the Persian empire 3
  • adjective aramaic of, relating to, or using this language 3
  • noun aramaic a Northwest Semitic language that was the lingua franca throughout the Near East from c. 300 b.c. to c. a.d. 650: it replaced Hebrew as the language of the Jews, and one of its dialects was spoken by Jesus and his disciples 3
  • noun aramaic Also, Aramean, Aramaean. a northwest Semitic language that from c300 b.c.–a.d. 650 was a lingua franca for nearly all of SW Asia and was the everyday speech of Syria, Mesopotamia, and Palestine. Compare Biblical Aramaic. 1
  • adjective aramaic pertaining to Aram, or to the languages spoken there. 1
  • adjective aramaic noting or pertaining to the alphabetical, or perhaps syllabic, script used for the writing of Aramaic from about the ninth century b.c. and from which were derived the Hebrew, Arabic, Armenian, Pahlavi, Uighor, and many other scripts, probably including Brahmi. 1

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Origin of aramaic

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < Greek aramaî(os) of Aram + -ic, modeled on Hebraic

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Parts of speech for Aramaic

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preposition
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aramaic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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