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Noun: Aramaic  ,er-u'mey-ik [N. Amer], ,a-ru'mey-ik [Brit]
  1. A Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
    - Aramaic language
     
  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
    - Aramaic script
Adjective: Aramaic  ,er-u'mey-ik [N. Amer], ,a-ru'mey-ik [Brit]
  1. Of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
    "Aramaic inscriptions were found on the ancient stone tablets"

Type of: script, Semitic

Encyclopedia: Aramaic