Aramaic language, Semitic language of the Northern Central, or Northwestern, group that was originally spoken by the ancient Middle Eastern people known as Aramaeans. It was most closely related to Hebrew, Syriac, and Phoenician and was written in a script derived from the Phoenician alphabet.
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Aramaic belongs to the Northwest group of the Semitic language family, which also includes the mutually intelligible Canaanite languages such as Hebrew, Edomite ...
Aramaic is one of the Semitic languages, an important group of languages known almost from the beginning of human history and including also Arabic, Hebrew, ...
Aramaic, a Semitic language closely related to Hebrew and Arabic, is one of the world's most ancient languages still in use today.
Aramaic
Spoken language
Aramaic is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, southeastern Anatolia, Eastern Arabia and the Sinai Peninsula, where it has been continually written and... Wikipedia
Spoken by: Jewish people, Semitic people, Palestinians, and more
Language family: Semitic languages
Dialects: Eastern Aramaic; Western Aramaic; Armazic †
Early forms: Proto-Afroasiatic: Proto-Semitic > Old Aramaic > Imperial Aramaic > Middle Aramaic
Region: Fertile Crescent (Levant, Mesopotamia, and Southeastern Anatolia), eastern Arabia, Sinai
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Posted: Aug 4, 2023
Posted: Aug 4, 2023
The ancient Aramaic alphabet was used to write the Aramaic languages spoken by ancient Aramean pre-Christian tribes throughout the Fertile Crescent.
Jan 8, 2022 · In general, Aramaic is a lot closer to Hebrew than it is to Arabic, although some features of Levantine Arabic do seem to show the influence of ...
Duration: 41:29
Posted: Jul 17, 2023
Posted: Jul 17, 2023
Jan 31, 2023 · Aramaic is believed to have originated in the 11th century B.C.E. with a group known as the Aramaeans. Ancient Aramaic has been found in ...