Aramaean

See also: Aramæan

English

Alternative forms

• Aramæan
• Aramean

Etymology

From the Latin Aramaeī, from the Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖοι (Aramaîoi), from Hebrew ארם (aram), the biblical name of a land of Upper Mesopotamia falling within modern Syria.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iən
• (Received Pronunciation) Hyphenation: A‧ra‧mae‧an
• (General American) Hyphenation: Ar‧a‧mae‧an

Noun

Aramaean (plural Aramaeans)

1. Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia (Biblical Aram) during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. They spoke Aramaic.

Usage notes

• Do not confuse with Armenians.

Translations

member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people

• Akkadian: 𒇽𒀀𒊏𒈬 (/⁠aramu⁠/)
• Arabic: آرَامِيّ (ʔārāmiyy)
• Aramaic: ארמיא (ārāmāya)

  Classical Syriac: ܐܪܡܝܐ

• Armenian: արամեացի (arameacʻi)
• Azerbaijani: arami
• Catalan: arameu (ca) m, aramea (ca) f
• Czech: Aramejec m
• Danish: aramæer c
• Dutch: Arameeër (nl) m
• Finnish: aramealainen (fi)
• French: Araméen (fr) m, Araméenne (fr) f
• Galician: arameo (gl) m, aramaico m
• German: Aramäer (de) m, Aramäerin f
• Greek: Αραμαίος m (Aramaíos)
• Hebrew: ארמי m (aramí),
• Hindi: आरामी (ārāmī), अरामी (arāmī)
• Italian: arameo m, aramaico (it) m
• Persian: آرامی (fa) (ârâmi)
• Polish: Aramejczyk (pl) m
• Portuguese: arameano, aramaico (pt) m, arameu m
• Romanian: arameean m, aramean (ro) m
• Russian: араме́й (ru) m (araméj), араме́ец (ru) m (araméjec), араме́йка (ru) f (araméjka)
• Spanish: arameo (es) m
• Turkish: Arami
• Uzbek: oromiy

Adjective

Aramaean (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram.

Translations

of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram

• Akkadian: 𒇽𒀀𒊏𒈬 (/⁠aramu⁠/)
• Arabic: آرَامِيّ (ʔārāmiyy)
• Aramaic: ארמיא m (ārāmāya)
• Armenian: արամեական (hy) (arameakan)
• Czech: aramejský
• Dutch: Aramees (nl)
• Finnish: aramealainen (fi)
• French: araméen (fr) m, araméenne (fr) f
• German: aramäisch (de)
• Greek: αραμαϊκός (el) m (aramaïkós)
• Hebrew: ארמי m (arami)
• Hindi: आरामी (ārāmī), अरामी (arāmī)
• Italian: arameo
• Persian: آرامی (fa) (ârâmi)
• Portuguese: aramaico (pt), arameano
• Romanian: arameean, aramean (ro), arameic (ro)
• Russian: араме́йский (ru) m (araméjskij)
• Spanish: arameo (es)
• Turkish: Arami

Proper noun

Aramaean

1. The Aramaic language.

Translations

Aramaic — see Aramaic