Crossword clues for aramaean
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aramaean \Ar`a*m[ae]an\, Aramean \Ar`a*me"an\,
[L. Aramaeus, Gr. ?, fr. He
Ar[=a]m, i. e. Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia.] Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramai
-- n. A native of Aram.
Wiktionary
a. Of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram. n. Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in upper Mesopotamia (Biblical Aram) during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. They spoke Aramaic. n. the Aramaic language
a. (alternative spelling of Aramaean English) n. (alternative spelling of Aramaean English) n. (alternative spelling of Aramaean English)
Wikipedia
Aramaean or Aramean may refer to:
- the ancient Aramaeans
- the modern Aramaeans, also known as the Syriac-Arameans.
- pertaining to Aram (Biblical region) or Aram-Naharaim, including the kingdoms of Aram Damascus and Aram Rehob.
- the Aramaic language
Usage examples of "aramaean".
Their cultural stage was that of Late Civilization, complete externalization, and the cultural stage of the Aramaean population which was there at home was that of the earliest Culture.
There it was the old, civilized, Romans who permeated the new up-springing life of the Aramaean world.
Canaanites and the Aramaean neo-Hittites who crushed Shalmaneser III at the battle of Qarqar in 853 B.
Her face was nestled into the thick fur of the coverlet, her hair fanned around her like a halo spun from Aramaean gold.
Most of the Aramaeans herded sheep on foot, with their gear on the backs of their donkeys and women.
And the Aramaeans are burning, looting, running off stock, and generally having a grand old time.
The Canaanites, along with the Phoenicians, the Assyrians, the Moabites, the Aramaeans and others recalled the debts to their gods and offered their children as burnt offerings.
Amorites, Aramaeans, Elamites, Kassites, Lulubaeans, and Hittites move among the crowds chattering in little groups.