Arame

See also: arame

Maori

Proper noun

Arame

1. Aram (historical region corresponding to present-day Syria and northern Israel)
   • 1868, Māori Bible, Hohea 12:12:

     I rere anō a Hākopa ki te māra a Arame, ā mahi ana a Iharaira hei utu wahine; hei utu wahine i tiaki hipi ai ia.

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

Related terms

• Aramamaaka
• Aramatopa
• Paranaarama

 

Further reading

• “Arame” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.