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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

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  • Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.
  • heth

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * * khet * kheth * chet * cheth * het

    Noun

    (-)
  • The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).