Aramaism

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UK/ˈæ.ɹəˌmeɪ.ɪzəm/US/ˈæɹ.əˌmeɪ.ɪzəm/US/ˌæɹ.əˈmeɪ.ɪzəm/

noun

An idiom from the Aramaic language.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounAramaism (plural Aramaisms)

plural Aramaisms · alternative archaic Aramaïsm · alternative Aramaeism · alternative Aramæism · alternative Arameism

  1. rhetoricAn idiom from the Aramaic language.

    Synonyms: Aramaicism, Arameanism, Aramism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn idiom from the Aramaic language.

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nouna characteristic feature of Aramaic occurring in another language.

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Origin

  1. LatinAramaismus
  2. EnglishAramaism

From Latin Aramaismus, from Aramaeus + -ismus. Compare Greek αραμαϊσμός (aramaïsmós) (Katharevousa ἀραμαϊσμός (aramaïsmós)). By surface analysis, Arama- + -ism. Compare Hebraism.

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Translations

French aramaïsme
  • aramaïsmeidiom from the Aramaic language
German Aramaismus
  • Aramaismusidiom from the Aramaic language
Greek αραμαϊσμός
  • αραμαϊσμός (aramaïsmós)idiom from the Aramaic language
Italian aramaismo
  • aramaismoidiom from the Aramaic language
Latin Aramaismus
  • Aramaismusidiom from the Aramaic language
Portuguese aramaísmo
  • aramaísmoidiom from the Aramaic language
Russian арамаи́зм
  • арамаи́зм (aramaízm)idiom from the Aramaic language
Welsh Aramaegeb
  • Aramaegebidiom from the Aramaic language

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Aramaism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aramaism

MLA

“Aramaism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aramaism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aramaism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aramaism.

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