Dictionary entry

Aramaic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Ar′a‐ma″ic (�), a. [See Aramæan, a.] Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; — specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. — n. The Aramaic language.