Ar·a·ma·ic
| \ ˌa-rə-ˈmā-ik
, ˌer-ə- \
, ˌer-ə- \
Definition of Aramaic
: a Semitic language known since the ninth century b.c. as the speech of the Aramaeans and later used extensively in southwest Asia as a commercial and governmental language and adopted as their customary speech by various non-Aramaean peoples including the Jews after the Babylonian exile
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“Aramaic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aramaic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2022.
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The first known use of Aramaic was in 1813
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