ARAMAEAN


Meaning of ARAMAEAN in English

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

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