Aram

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aram"

English

Etymology

From Latin Aram, from Biblical Hebrew אֲרַם (ʾăram).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.ɹəm/
• (General American, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈæɹ.əm/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɚ.əm/, /ˈɛɹ.əm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: A‧ram, Ar‧am

Proper noun

Aram

2. (biblical) A historical region mentioned in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Aramaeans.

Derived terms

• Aramaean
• Aramaic

Translations

a Biblical region located in modern Syria

• Arabic: آرام (ar) (ʔārām)
• Aramaic: ארם

  Classical Syriac: ܐܪܡ

• Greek: please add this translation if you can

  Ancient Greek: please add this translation if you can

• Hebrew: אֲרָם (he) f (Arám)
• Hindi: अराम (hi) m (arām), आराम (hi) m (ārām)
• Indonesian: Aram (id)
• Latin: Āram gender unattested
• Maori: Arame
• Ottoman Turkish: آرام (Aram)
• Persian: آرام (fa) (ârâm)
• Portuguese: Arã m
• Russian: Арам (ru) (Aram)
• Turkish: Aram (tr)

Further reading

• Aram (biblical region) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Rāma, Rama, ARMA, maar, -rama, Mara, amra, mara, Amar

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈaram/ [ˈa.ram]
• Rhymes: -aram
• Syllabification: A‧ram

Proper noun

Aram

1. (biblical) Aram (a historical region mentioned in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Aramaeans)
   • 1985, Alkitab Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari (BIS), Kitab Hosea 12:12:

     Yakub melarikan diri ke tanah Aram, dan Israel memperhambakan diri untuk mendapat isteri, ya, untuk mendapat isteri ia menjadi gembala.

     Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and Israel worked for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.

Derived terms

• Aram Kekaisaran

Latin

Etymology

Hebrew אֲרָם (ʾĂrām)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.rãː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ram]

Proper noun

Āram ? sg (indeclinable)

1. (biblical) Aram (a historical region mentioned in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Aramaeans)
   • 1979, Nova Vulgata Bibliorum Sacrorum Editio, Prophetia Osee 12:12:

     Fugit Iacob in regionem Aram; et servivit Israel pro uxore et pro uxore custos fuit.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• Āramaeī m pl

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːˈɾɑːm/

Proper noun

Aram ?

1. a male given name