ARAMAIC


Meaning of ARAMAIC in English

/ ˌærəˈmeɪɪk; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a language spoken in the Near East since the 6th century BC

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek Aramaios of Aram (the biblical name of Syria) + -ic .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.