arameo

Aramaic

noun adjective ah-rah-MEH-oh Rare

Origin: From Late Latin Aramaeus, from Hebrew Aram (ancient name of Syria).

Also means

Aramean

Usage Note

Arameo as a noun refers to the Aramaic language, a Semitic tongue once the lingua franca of the ancient Near East and still spoken by small communities today. As an adjective it means 'Aramean' or 'Aramaic.' Many words in Hebrew and biblical texts passed through Aramaic; Jesus of Nazareth is believed to have spoken Aramaic. The language is written in a script ancestral to the Hebrew and Arabic alphabets.

Examples

"Jesús probablemente hablaba arameo en su vida cotidiana."

Natural Translation

Jesus probably spoke Aramaic in his daily life.

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