Aramaic
noun/ˌærəˈmeɪɪk/
/ˌærəˈmeɪɪk/
[uncountable]- a language spoken in the Near East since the 6th century BCTopics Languagec2Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek Aramaios ‘of Aram’ (the biblical name of Syria) + -ic.
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