aramaic

1. 1.

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

   BroaderSemitic

   NarrowerBiblical AramaicAssyrian Neo-AramaicMandaean
2. 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

   SynonymsAramaic script

   Broaderscript

1. 1.

   of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages

Other forms of aramaic

plural

aramaics·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about aramaic

What does aramaic mean?

aramaic means "a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in aramaic?

aramaic has 4 syllables: a-ra-ma-ic. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˌɑɹɑˈmɛjɪk/.

What is another word for aramaic?

Close synonyms include Aramaic script. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is aramaic a common word?

aramaic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.