# Aramaic

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌæ.ɹəˈmeɪ.ɪk/ · frequency rank #34,777

## Definitions
1. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
2. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
3. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
4. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
5. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
6. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
7. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:
8. A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to:

## Etymology
From Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós), itself a calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, “Aramean”) using Ἀράμ f (Arám, “Aram”, the name of a land originally covering central regions of what is now Syria) (from Aramaic ܐܪܡ / ארם (ʾarām)) + -ικός (-ikós, adjective suffix) (compare with Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos, “Aramean”), and the latter with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **archaic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aramaic-vs-archaic)
- **aromatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aramaic-vs-aromatic)
- **Arabic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arabic-vs-aramaic)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aarmaic`, `araamic`, `aramaci`, `aramaicc`, `aramiac`, `arammaic`, `armaaic`, `arramaic`, `raamaic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aramaic