aramaic
Adjective
Noun
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A Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia (synset 107000967)
hypernym: semitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language familyhyponym:
- biblical aramaic - the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament
- assyrian, assyrian neo-aramaic - the language of modern Iraq
- mandaean, mandean - the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans
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An alphabetical (or perhaps syllabic) script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic language;
Many other scripts were subsequently derived from it (synset 106363295)hypernym: script - a particular orthography or writing systemsynonym: aramaic script
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