ARAMEAN

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aramean mean? 

• ARAMEAN (noun)
  The noun ARAMEAN has 1 sense:

1. a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC

  Familiarity information: ARAMEAN used as a noun is very rare.

• ARAMEAN (adjective)
  The adjective ARAMEAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language

  Familiarity information: ARAMEAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARAMEAN (noun)

Meaning:

A member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Aramaean; Aramean

Hypernyms ("Aramean" is a kind of...):

Semite (a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)

• ARAMEAN (adjective)

Meaning:

Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Aramaean; Aramean

Pertainym:

Aram (the biblical name for ancient Syria)