Aramaic (adj.)

  1. of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages

    [ Syn: aramaic ]

    Aramaic (n.)

  1. a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia

    [ Syn: aramaic ]

  2. an alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language; many other scripts were subsequently derived from it

    [ Syn: aramaic , aramaic script ]

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