aramaic
/ˌæɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.85 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
name
A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
name
A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
name
A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
name
A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
name
A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
Etymology
From Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós), itself a calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, “Aramean”) using Ἀράμ f (Arám, “Aram”, the name of a land originally covering central regions of what is now Syria) (from Aramaic ܐܪܡ / ארם (ʾarām)) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix) (compare with Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos, “Aramean”), and the latter with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ic.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌæɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/
- British English: /ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/