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What is the difference between aramaic and arabic?

aramaic | arabic |

As proper nouns the difference between aramaic and arabic

is that aramaic is a subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to) while Arabic is a major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in various spoken dialects, all sharing a single highly conservative standardized literary form) throughout large sections of the Middle East and North Africa.

As adjectives the difference between aramaic and arabic

is that aramaic is referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry while Arabic is related to the Arabic language.

aramaic

Proper noun

(Aramaics)
  • A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to):
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  • The language of the Aramaeans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
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  • The language of the administration in the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires from the seventh to fourth centuries BC: often called Imperial Aramaic or Official Aramaic.
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  • The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
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  • The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Galilean Aramaic.
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  • The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds.
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  • The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
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  • The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
  • Derived terms

    * Judeo-Aramaic * Neo-Aramaic * Biblical Aramaic

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.
  • arabic

    English

    (wikipedia Arabic)

    Alternative forms

    * Arabick (obsolete)

    Adjective

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  • Related to the .
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  • One day my UN students asked me, "Which is the Arabic' country where the best Arabic is spoken?" I quickly replied, "Bosnia." They exclaimed, "But Bosnia is not an ' Arab country!"
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour (see also Arab as an adjective).
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  • White chalk on the fascia board above the Arabic-food stall reads "Lebanon''" and "''Lebs rule ".

    Usage notes

    * The adjective (term) is commonly used in reference to language, and in traditional phrases such as (Arabic numeral) or (gum arabic). Its use is controversial and often deprecated in reference to people or countries, where the adjective (Arab) is preferred.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in various spoken dialects, all sharing a single highly conservative standardized literary form) throughout large sections of the Middle East and North Africa.
  • The Aramaic-derived alphabet used to write the Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, and Uyghur languages, among others.
  • Derived terms

    * Arabic numeral * Arabic script * Arabic scale * Hispano-Arabic * Mozarabic

    See also

    (wikibooks Arabic) * (ar) * Language list * * (Arabic language) * * Arab * Arabian