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