Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but widely used by non-Aramean peoples throughout southwest Asia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Aramean .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A subfamily of languages in the Northwest
Semitic language group including (but not limited to): - adjective Referring to the Aramaic language,
alphabet ,culture orpoetry .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
- noun 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
- noun a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the high priest insists, in Aramaic, "Crucify him."
Film 2009
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This hypothesis is not intrinsically improbable — and in Aramaic, a language closely related to Hebrew, “to be” actually is hâwâ — but it should be noted that in adopting it we admit that, using the name Hebrew in the historical sense, Yahweh is not a Hebrew name.
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Most scholars believe that Jesus spoke in Aramaic, the common language of that time and place.
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He writes that the Access America CSR told him "that I should have read the size 4 font in Aramaic hidden by a floating pop up customer survey before paying for the insurance."
When Buying Travel Insurance, Find Out What's Covered First - The Consumerist 2009
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Jesus also used a common phrase during his time: he called himself the Son of Man, which in Aramaic could possibly mean "I," "anyone," or "someone."
George Elerick: Jesus: The Anti-Capitalist God and a Manifesto for a Better World George Elerick 2010
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Most scholars believe that Jesus spoke in Aramaic, the common language of that time and place.
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Jesus also used a common phrase during his time: he called himself the Son of Man, which in Aramaic could possibly mean "I," "anyone," or "someone."
George Elerick: Jesus: The Anti-Capitalist God and a Manifesto for a Better World George Elerick 2010
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In the summer of 2007, the institute, in affiliation with the University of Damascus, opened its doors in Maaloula, the main town where Aramaic is spoken.
RNB QuickLinks: Mormons or CIA agents? Jesus in a sink, ethical dogs, the hijood and a black mailbox 2008
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Now, a new program in Maaloula, one of the few places where Aramaic is still spoken, will change that.
RNB QuickLinks: Mormons or CIA agents? Jesus in a sink, ethical dogs, the hijood and a black mailbox 2008
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In addition to the "Judah son of Jesus" inscription, which is written in Aramaic on one of the ossuaries, another limestone burial box is labeled in Aramaic with "Jesus Son of Joseph."
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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