Aramaeanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Aramæan
• Aramean

語源

From Latin Aramaeus +‎ -an, with the first component from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos), itself a calque of Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā, “Aramaean”) 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, “Chananaean”), from Χαναάν f (Khanaán, “Canaan”) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos)). By surface analysis, Aram +‎ -ean.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /æ.ɹəˈmiː.ən/
• (General American) IPA: /æɹ.əˈmiː.ən/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA: /ɛɹ.əˈmiː.ən/
• 韻: -iən
• (Received Pronunciation) ハイフネーション: A‧ra‧mae‧an
• (General American) ハイフネーション: Ar‧a‧mae‧an

名詞

Aramaean (plural Aramaeans)

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.

使用する際の注意点

• Not to be confused with Armenian.

形容詞

Aramaean (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram.

固有名詞

Aramaean

1. The Aramaic language.