Ἀραμαϊκός

See also: αραμαϊκός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, Aramaean) 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, Aramaean), and the latter with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, Chananaean), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, Canaan) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos)).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

Ἀραμαϊκός • (Aramaïkósm (feminine Ἀραμαϊκή, neuter Ἀραμαϊκόν); first/second declension

  1. Aramaean, Aramaic

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: αραμαϊκός (aramaïkós)
  • Latin: Aramaicus (see there for further descendants)