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Aramean en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio
/ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ Mary–marry–merry merger
/æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin Aramaeus + -an, with the first component from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos), 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)) + -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix) (compare with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ean.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Aramæan		alternative, archaic	lexicographic
Aramaean		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (29)

hi अरामी (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · ar آرَامِيّ (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · la Aramaicus (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · frm aramee (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · ro arameic (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · sv arameisk (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · it arameo (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · ro aramean (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · de aramäisch (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · acw آرامي (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · fa آرامی (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · pt aramaico (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · cs aramejský (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · grc Ἀραμαϊκός (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · el αραμαϊκός (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · fr aramaïque (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · es arameo (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · nl Aramees (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · pt arameano (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · hy արամեական (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · fr araméen (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · ro arameean (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · la Aramaeus (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · tr Arami (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · he ארמי (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · akk 𒇽𒀀𒊏𒈬 (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · fi aramealainen (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · ru араме́йский (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram) · arc ארמיא (of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram)

Aramean en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio
/ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ Mary–marry–merry merger
/æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin Aramaeus + -an, with the first component from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos), 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)) + -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix) (compare with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ean.

Meanings

Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Aramæan		alternative, archaic	lexicographic
Aramaean		alternative	lexicographic
Arameans	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (45)

hi अरामी (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · pt aramaico (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ro aramean (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · uz oromiy (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · hy արամեացի (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · fr Araméen (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ar آرَامِيّ (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · tr Arami (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · cmn 阿拉米人 (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · pt arameano (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ru араме́ец (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · de Aramäerin (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · he ארמי (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · da aramæer (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ur آرامی (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ca aramea (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ru араме́йка (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · sv aramé (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · pl Aramejczyk (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · hu arámi (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ru араме́й (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · es arameo (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ca arameu (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · fi aramealainen (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · la Aramaeus (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · gl arameo (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · frm Aramee (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · az arami (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · pt arameu (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · arc ארמיא (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · it arameo (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · syc ܐܪܡܝܐ (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · de Aramäer (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · ro arameean (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · cs Aramejec (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · gl aramaico (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · fr Araméenne (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · it aramaico (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · el Αραμαίος (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · io Arameano (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · grc Ἀραμαῖος (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · fa آرامی (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · akk 𒇽𒀀𒊏𒈬 (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · nl Arameeër (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people) · acw آرامي (member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people)

Aramean en · PROPN

Pronunciation

/æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
(Southern-England) audio
/ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ Mary–marry–merry merger
/æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin Aramaeus + -an, with the first component from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos), 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)) + -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix) (compare with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ean.

Meanings

The Aramaic language.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Aramæan		alternative, archaic	lexicographic
Aramaean		alternative	lexicographic

Deriveds

Arameanism · Arameanness