Ἀραμαῖοι

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Ἀραμαῖοι (Aramaîoim pl (genitive Ἀραμαίων); second declension

  1. the Aramaeans (Aramaic-speaking Semitic tribes who settled in northern Syria and Mesopotamia)

Usage notes

  • Identified with οἱ Ἀριμαῖοι in Strabo’s Γεωγραφικά (16.4.27):
    λέγει δὲ καὶ τοὺς Ἀρίμους ὁ ποιητής, οὕς φησι Ποσειδώνιος δέχεσθαι δεῖν μὴ τόπον τινὰ τῆς Συρίας ἢ τῆς Κιλικίας ἢ ἄλλης τινὸς γῆς, ἀλλὰ τὴν Συρίαν αὐτήν· Ἀραμαῖοι γὰρ οἱ ἐν αὐτῆι· τάχα δ᾽ οἱ Ἕλληνες Ἀριμαίους ἐκάλουν ἢ Ἀρίμους.

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: Αραμαίοι (Aramaíoi)
  • Latin: Aramaeī (see there for further descendants)

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