define aramaic
Aramaic (×Ö·×¨Ö¸×Ö¸×Ö¸× ArÄmÄyÄ, Syriac: ÜÜªÜ¡ÜÜâ) is a language or group of languages belonging to the Semitic subfamily of the Afroasiatic language family. More specifically, it is part of the Northwest Semitic group, which also includes the Canaanite languages such as Hebrew and Phoenician.