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Aramaic - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Aramaic : adj : of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages [syn: Aramaic]
(noun)
1: a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but
still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia [syn:
Aramaic]
2: 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 [syn: Aramaic,
Aramaic script]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Aramaic : \Ar`a*ma"ic\, a. [See Aram[ae]an, a.]
Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants,
language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aram[ae]an;
-- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic
family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n. The
Aramaic language.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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