name
Aramaic
a-ruh-MAY-ihk
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An ancient family of Semitic languages once used across the Near East, including the everyday language spoken by Jesus of Nazareth.
"Parts of the Book of Daniel were originally written in Aramaic."
"Aramaic was the common language of the Persian Empire's administration."
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Relating to the Aramaic language or its speakers.
"Some Aramaic inscriptions have survived on ancient pottery."
How to Use Aramaic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old Semitic language once spoken widely across the Middle East, related to Hebrew and Arabic.
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It's still spoken today in small communities, so it is not purely an ancient or "dead" language.
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Etymology
From Greek Aramaikos, based on the name of the region of Aram.