AramaicyoudaoicibaDictYouDict[Aramaic 词源字典]
northern branch of Semitic language group, 1834, from biblical land of Aram, roughly corresponding to modern Syria; probably related to Hebrew and Aramaic rum "to be high," thus originally "highland." Aramaic became the lingua franca of the Assyrian empire and later for centuries was the official language of the Persian kingdom and the daily language of Israel at the time of Christ.[Aramaic etymology, Aramaic origin, 英语词源]