Ἀραμαῖοι

See also: Αραμαίοι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Ἀραμμαῖοι (Arammaîoi)

Etymology

From Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ / אָרָמָיָא (ʾārāmāyā).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

Ἀραμαῖοι • (Aramaîoi) m pl (genitive Ἀραμαίων); second declension

  1. the Aramaeans (Aramaic-speaking Semitic tribes who settled in northern Syria and Mesopotamia)

Usage notes
  • Identified with οἱ Ἀριμαῖοι in Strabo’s Γεωγραφικά (16.4.27):
    λέγει δὲ καὶ τοὺς Ἀρίμους ὁ ποιητής, οὕς φησι Ποσειδώνιος δέχεσθαι δεῖν μὴ τόπον τινὰ τῆς Συρίας ἢ τῆς Κιλικίας ἢ ἄλλης τινὸς γῆς, ἀλλὰ τὴν Συρίαν αὐτήν· Ἀραμαῖοι γὰρ οἱ ἐν αὐτῆι· τάχα δ᾽ οἱ Ἕλληνες Ἀριμαίους ἐκάλουν ἢ Ἀρίμους.

Declension
Second declension of οἱ Ἀραμαῖοι; τῶν Ἀραμαίων (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative οἱ Ἀραμαῖοι
hoi Aramaîoi
Genitive τῶν Ἀραμαίων
tôn Aramaíōn
Dative τοῖς Ἀραμαίοις
toîs Aramaíois
Accusative τοὺς Ἀραμαίους
toùs Aramaíous
Vocative Ἀραμαῖοι
Aramaîoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Αραμαίοι (Aramaíoi)
  • → Latin: Aramaeī (see there for further descendants)

References
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