Imperial Aramaic
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English
Etymology
Designated imperial for the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Achaemenid Empires.
Proper noun
- (broad sense: sociolinguistics) The chronolect of the Aramaic language (mid-8th century–late 4th century BCE), intermediate between Old Aramaic and Middle Aramaic, that was used as a language of public life and administration in the late Neo-Assyrian Empire (from the reign of King Tiglath-Pileser III onward), the Neo-Babylonian Empire, and the Achaemenid Empire, until the latter’s conquest by Alexander the Great in 330 BCE.
- Synonyms: Official Aramaic, Standard Aramaic
- (narrow sense: dialectology) The Imperial Aramaic of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE) only.
- Synonyms: Achaemenid Aramaic, Egyptian Aramaic
- Coordinate terms: Neo-Assyrian Aramaic, Neo-Babylonian Aramaic
Hyponyms
Translations
chronolect of Aramaic (745–330 BC) used by the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Achaemenid Empires
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Imperial Aramaic of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC) only
Further reading
Imperial Aramaic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - ISO 639-2 code arc , ISO 639-3 code arc (SIL)
