Aramaic

Aramaic is a Semitic language like Hebrew and Arabic. It was the lingua franca of the Near East from the 7th century BCE until the 7th century CE. Aramaic is still spoken by minorities in countries like Syria, Iraq and Turkey. The Aramaic alphabet is derived from the Phoenician alphabet. Aramaic has been written in a number of different scripts, including the Hebrew alphabet. Aramaic is a rich language, with a long history and a variety of dialects. The Aramaic language has been used to write a number of different languages, including Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, and Akkadian.