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Aram

/ˈæ.ɹəm/ · name

Meaning

  1. A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans.

Etymology / origin

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

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