Aramaic - Definition
aramaic
adj 1: of or relating to the ancient Aramaic languages
n 1: a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but
still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia
2: 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 [syn: Aramaic,
Aramaic script]