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Meaning of Aramæism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Archaic spelling of Aramaeism, misconstruction of Aramaism

alt-of, archaic, countable, hypercorrect, rare, uncountable

Examples

the form וַיֵחַמְנָח, which occurs in Gen. xxx. 38, is not an Aramæism, but a more ancient form of the 3rd pers. plur. fem. imperf., coinciding with the Arabic يَقْتُلْنَ.”
The Aramæism ש for אשר is to be expected in the oldest Scriptures, where Hebrew and Aramaic were closely joined as kindred dialects.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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