I. adjective
also ar·a·me·an |arə|mēən
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Aramae us (from Greek Aramaios, from Hebrew 'Ǎrām Aramaic, ancient name for Syria) + English -an
1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Aram or the Aramaeans
2. : aramaic
II. noun
also aramean “
( plural aramaeans or arameans )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a member of a Semitic people that settled in the second millennium B.C. in Syria and Upper Mesopotamia, where they established a number of city-states and came to be engaged extensively in overland trade
2. : aramaic