English adjective: Aramaic | |||
1. | Aramaic of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages | ||
English noun: Aramaic | |||
1. | Aramaic (communication) a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Semitic | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Assyrian, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Biblical Aramaic, Mandaean, Mandean | ||
2. | Aramaic (communication) 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 | ||
Synonyms | Aramaic script | ||
Broader (hypernym) | script | ||