Aramaic

• Aramaïc (archaic)

From Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós), itself a calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, “Aramean”) using Ἀράμ f (Arám, “Aram”, the name of a land originally covering central regions of what is now Syria) (from Aramaic ܐܪܡ / ארם (ʾarām)) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix) (compare with Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos, “Aramean”), and the latter with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram +‎ -ic.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/

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  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌɛɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/

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• Rhymes: -eɪɪk
• (Received Pronunciation) Hyphenation: A‧ra‧ma‧ic
• (Received Pronunciation) Hyphenation: Ar‧a‧ma‧ic

Aramaic

2. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
   1. The language of the Arameans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
   2. 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.
   3. The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
   4. The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic or Galilean Aramaic.
   5. The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.
   6. The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
   7. The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
   8. Any language of this family today called Neo-Aramaic, and separated by religion also Judeo-Aramaic and Syriac

• (dated) Chaldee

Aramaic (not comparable)

1. Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.

Aramaic (plural Aramaics)

1. An Aramean.

• Syria, Syriac, Syrian

• Ethnologue entry for Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, aii ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Bohtan Neo-Aramaic, bhn ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Barzani Jewish Neo-Aramaic, bjf ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, cld ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Jewish Babylonian Aramaic, tmr ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Western Neo-Aramaic, amw ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Samaritan Aramaic, sam ⁠

• Macaria, cariama