Main Entry:

Ar·a·mae·an

Variant(s):

also Ar·a·me·an \ˌa-rə-ˈmē-ən, ˌer-ə-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin Aramaeus, from Greek Aramaios, from Hebrew ʽĂrām Aramaic, ancient name for Syria

Date:

1839

1 : aramaic 2 : a member of a Semitic people of the second millennium b.c. in Syria and Upper Mesopotamia

— Aramaean adjective