aramaic

IPA: ˈɛrʌmˈeɪɪk

Root Word: Aramaic

A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group including (but not limited to):
The language of the Aramaeans from the tenth century BC: often called Old Aramaic.
The language of the administration in the Assyrian, Babylonian and Persian empires from the seventh to fourth centuries BC: often called Imperial Aramaic or Official Aramaic.
The language of portions of the Hebrew Bible, mainly the books of Ezra and Daniel: often called Biblical Aramaic.
The language of Jesus of Nazareth: a form of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic or Galilean Aramaic.
The language of Jewish targums, Midrash and the Talmuds, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic.
The liturgical language of various Christian churches: often called Syriac.
The liturgical language of the Mandaeans: usually called Mandaic.
Any language of this family today called Neo-Aramaic, and separated by religion also Judeo-Aramaic and Syriac
An Aramaean.

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