Aramean
A·ra·me·an/æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/noun, adjective
Aramean is spelled A-R-A-M-E-A-N: 7 letters and 4 syllables (A·ra·me·an). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Aramean means “Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Aramean is Arameans.
How many letters and syllables are in Aramean?
| Letters | 7: A-R-A-M-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: A·ra·me·an |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Aramean?
Aramean appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Aramean?
- UK /æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/
- US /æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/
- /ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/
Aramean has 4 syllables, split A·ra·me·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Aramaean.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Aramean?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Aramean from its last stressed vowel (/iən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Aramean
- Arameans plural
- Aramaean
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Aramean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Arameans or Aram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aramean in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Araméen, Araméenne , araméen, aramaïque |
| German | Aramäer, Aramäerin , aramäisch |
| Portuguese | arameano, aramaico, arameu |
| Spanish | arameo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Aramean come from?
From Latin Aramaeus + -an, with the first component from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos), 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)) + -αῖος (-aîos, adjective suffix) (compare with Χαναναῖος (Khananaîos, “Chananean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) + -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram + -ean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).