Aramaic
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| + | '''Aramaic''' is a [[Semitic languages|Semitic language]] belonging to the [[Afroasiatic languages|Afroasiatic]] [[language family]]. Within this family, Aramaic belongs to the [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] subfamily, and more specifically, is a part of the [[Northwest Semitic languages|Northwest Semitic]] group of languages, which also includes [[Canaanite languages]] such as [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Phoenician language|Phoenician]]. [[Aramaic alphabet|Aramaic script]] was widely adopted for other languages and is ancestral to both the [[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]] and [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]] alphabets. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | '''Background''' | ||
| + | * [[Afro-Asiatic languages]] | ||
| + | * [[Aram (biblical region)]] | ||
| + | * [[Aramaeans]] | ||
| + | * [[Semitic languages]] | ||
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| + | '''Writing systems''' | ||
| + | * [[Arabic alphabet]] | ||
| + | * [[Aramaic alphabet]] | ||
| + | * [[Hebrew alphabet]] | ||
| + | * [[Mandaic alphabet]] | ||
| + | * [[Phoenician alphabet]] | ||
| + | * [[Syriac alphabet]] | ||
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| + | '''Historical forms''' | ||
| + | * [[Aramaic of Hatra]] | ||
| + | * [[Aramaic of Jesus]] | ||
| + | * [[Biblical Aramaic]] | ||
| + | * [[Mandaic language]] | ||
| + | * [[Syriac language]] | ||
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| + | '''Literature''' | ||
| + | * [[Book of Daniel]] | ||
| + | * [[Book of Ezra]] | ||
| + | * [[Ephrem the Syrian]] | ||
| + | * [[Midrash]] | ||
| + | * [[Peshitta]] | ||
| + | * [[Talmud]] | ||
| + | * [[Targum]] | ||
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Aramaic is a Semitic language belonging to the Afroasiatic language family. Within this family, Aramaic belongs to the Semitic subfamily, and more specifically, is a part of the Northwest Semitic group of languages, which also includes Canaanite languages such as Hebrew and Phoenician. Aramaic script was widely adopted for other languages and is ancestral to both the Arabic and Hebrew alphabets.
See also
Background
Writing systems
- Arabic alphabet
- Aramaic alphabet
- Hebrew alphabet
- Mandaic alphabet
- Phoenician alphabet
- Syriac alphabet
Historical forms
Literature
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