n.
Variant: also Ar · a · me · an
Pronunciation: ˌ a-r ə - ' m ē - ə n, ˌ er- ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Aramaeus, from Greek Aramaios, from Hebrew ' Ă r ā m Aramaic, ancient name for Syria
Date: 1839
1 : ARAMAIC
2 : a member of a Semitic people of the second millennium B.C. in Syria and Upper Mesopotamia
– Aramaean adjective