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ARAMEEN [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Judaism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Passover
1, record 1, English, Passover
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Pesach 1, record 1, English, Pesach
correct
- Pesah 2, record 1, English, Pesah
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It's Passover, also called Pesach, which celebrates the Exodus, the liberation of Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Passover happens every year during the month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. That's typically in March or April. In Israel, it lasts seven days; everywhere else, it's eight days. 3, record 1, English, - Passover
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Judaïsme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pâque
1, record 1, French, p%C3%A2que
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Pâque 2, record 1, French, P%C3%A2que
correct, feminine noun
- Pessah 3, record 1, French, Pessah
correct
- fête des Pains sans levain 4, record 1, French, f%C3%AAte%20des%20Pains%20sans%20levain
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fête juive annuelle qui commémore l’exode d’Égypte. 5, record 1, French, - p%C3%A2que
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On trouve parfois le mot Pessah(ou une variante graphique similaire) utilisé tel quel dans des textes français. L'usage français courant est toutefois de désigner cette fête par le mot Pâque, qui a la même origine, mais qui nous est parvenu par l'intermédiaire de l'araméen, du grec et du latin, ce qui explique les importantes modifications sonores et graphiques qu'il a subies au fil des siècles. 6, record 1, French, - p%C3%A2que
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-10-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Sureth
1, record 2, English, Sureth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Chaldean 1, record 2, English, Chaldean
correct
- Modern Chaldean 1, record 2, English, Modern%20Chaldean
correct
- Fallani 1, record 2, English, Fallani
correct
- Kaldaya 1, record 2, English, Kaldaya
correct
- Kildani 1, record 2, English, Kildani
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Language spoken in Iraq. 2, record 2, English, - Sureth
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Soorath
- Soorith
- Suras
- Fellihi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- soureth
1, record 2, French, soureth
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- chaldéen 2, record 2, French, chald%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
- chaldaïque 3, record 2, French, chalda%C3%AFque
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les langues araméennes forment une branche de la famille des langues sémitiques. On les répartit dans deux groupes : l'araméen oriental(avec, notamment, le syriaque, le chaldéen, l'araméen talmudique et le mandaïque) et l'araméen occidental(avec le maalula, le samaritain et le nabathéen). Ces langues se distinguent de l'arabe et de l'hébreu, qui font partie de la même famille [...] 3, record 2, French, - soureth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Langue parlée en Iraq. 4, record 2, French, - soureth
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Syriac
1, record 3, English, Syriac
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A literary language based on an eastern Aramaic dialect and used as the literary and liturgical language by several Eastern churches. Syriac was based on the East Aramaic dialect of Edessa (present-day Urfa, in southeastern Turkey) which became one of the chief centres of Christianity in the Middle East at the end of the 2nd century. 1, record 3, English, - Syriac
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- syriaque
1, record 3, French, syriaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue sémitique ancienne appartenant à l'araméen oriental. Il s’agirait d’un dialecte venant d’Édesse. Le syriaque était la langue la plus importante de l'Empire romain d’Orient tout en étant la langue liturgique de nombreuses communautés chrétiennes du Moyen-Orient. L'alphabet syriaque est une variante de la cursive araméenne. 1, record 3, French, - syriaque
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-07-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Semitic
1, record 4, English, Semitic
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew and Phoenician spoken in northern Africa and the Near East. 1, record 4, English, - Semitic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- sémitique
1, record 4, French, s%C3%A9mitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Famille chamito-sémitique(afroasiatique) comprenant l'akkadien, l'arabe, l'araméen, l'éthiopien, le hébreu et le phénicien et parlée au nord de l'Afrique et en Asie moyen-orientale. 1, record 4, French, - s%C3%A9mitique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1995-02-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Neo-Syriac
1, record 5, English, Neo%2DSyriac
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A modern form of Syriac that is spoken by Christians in northwestern Iran and Irak and that is akin to the ancient literary Syriac though not directly from it. 1, record 5, English, - Neo%2DSyriac
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- néosyriaque
1, record 5, French, n%C3%A9osyriaque
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dialecte de l'araméen oriental parlé par plusieurs centaines de milliers de locuteurs en Iraq et en Iran. Il possède une forme écrite. 1, record 5, French, - n%C3%A9osyriaque
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-02-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Mandean
1, record 6, English, Mandean
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Mandaean 1, record 6, English, Mandaean
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of Aramaic found in documents written by Mandaeans, members of an ancient Gnostic sect extant in Iraq. 1, record 6, English, - Mandean
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- mandéen
1, record 6, French, mand%C3%A9en
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dialecte de l'araméen oriental qui fut la langue des adeptes du mandeisme. Il présente un état de langue plus pur que l'araméen du Talmud de Babylone, influencé par l'hébreu et l'araméen occidental, et que le syriaque, influencé par le grec. Il survit actuellement dans le néoaraméen parlé en Iraq. 1, record 6, French, - mand%C3%A9en
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1993-07-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Ammonite
1, record 7, English, Ammonite
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Semitic language closely allied to Hebrew, spoken by the Ammonites who, in Old Testament times lived east of the Jordan between the Jabbok and the Arnon. 1, record 7, English, - Ammonite
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- ammonite
1, record 7, French, ammonite
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue parlée par les Ammolites, peuple apparenté aux Hébreux et installé au Nord-Est de la Mer Morte. Leur langue, proche de l'hébreu, est écrite à partir du IX siècle, à l'aide de l'alphabet araméen. 1, record 7, French, - ammonite
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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