Aramaist

plural Aramaists

1. A scholar who specializes in the study of the Aramaic language.

   For an Aramaist is not one who teaches a course in Biblical Aramaic every few years.

   2024, Kooij Hoftijzer, The Balaam Text from Deir 'Alla Re-Evaluated, page 109

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   Meantime, such a work as that before us is of great service to the textual critic as well as to the Aramaist, by helping him to see exactly what it is with which he has to deal.

   1888, Francis Brown, The Presbyterian Review, page 352

   For Wellhausen is quite a sensible man, and yet he thinks that the words should be written μαράνα θᾶ (quoted by Nöldeke, Gött. gel. Anz., 1884, p. 1023), and Nöldeke himself, who regards this as probable (l.c.), has no superior as an Aramaist.

   1894, Nathaniel Schmidt, “Μαραναθα, 1 Cor. xvi. 22.”, in Journal of Biblical Literature, page 51

   [Gustaf] Dalman, the great Aramaist, rises above all pro-Aramaic prejudice, and keeps at least an open mind upon our Lord’s use of Greek. A leading issue is how much Greek He knew. Galilee was bilingual.

   1913, The Modern Churchman, page 490

   Synonyms: Aramaicist