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[syn: Aramaic, Aramaic script]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aramaic \Ar`a*ma"ic\, a. [See Aram[ae]an, a.]
Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants,
language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aram[ae]an;
-- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic
family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n. The
Aramaic language.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Aramaic
adj 1: of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
n 1: a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but
still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
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]