aramaean Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC
    Aramean.
  2. adjective of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language
    Aramean.

WordNet

Ar`a*mæan, Ar`a*me"an adjective (Also<
  • Aramaean
  • Aramæan
  • Aramean
)
Etymology
L. Aramaeus, Gr. , fr. Heb. Aram, i. e. Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic. -- n. A native of Aram.

Webster 1913