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The term “Chaldaism” (or “Chaldeeism”) is an obsolete label historically used to describe Aramaic features, especially those in [[Jewish Bible|Biblical]] or [[Talmud]]ic texts, once thought to be “Chaldean” in origin ({{crossreference|see [[Chaldean language (misnomer)]]}}). These are now more accurately classified under Aramaisms, particularly of the [[Biblical Aramaic|Biblical]] or [[Jewish Babylonian Aramaic|Jewish Babylonian]] dialects. |
The term “Chaldaism” (or “Chaldeeism”) is an obsolete label historically used to describe Aramaic features, especially those in [[Jewish Bible|Biblical]] or [[Talmud]]ic texts, once thought to be “Chaldean” in origin ({{crossreference|see [[Chaldean language (misnomer)]]}}). These are now more accurately classified under Aramaisms, particularly of the [[Biblical Aramaic|Biblical]] or [[Jewish Babylonian Aramaic|Jewish Babylonian]] dialects. |
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An Aramaism, less commonly referred to as an Arameanism,[3] an Aramaicism or an Aramism, is a word, expression, phrase, or linguistic feature that originates from Aramaic (one of the Northwest Semitic languages) and appears in another language (particularly Hebrew or Arabic) as a result of historical contact. Aramaisms are a subset of Semitisms, a broader category encompassing elements borrowed from any Semitic language.
Terminology
Features deriving specifically from the Syriac dialect may be more precisely called “Syriacisms”. Likewise, features deriving from the Mandaic dialect may be called “Mandaisms”.
The term “Chaldaism” (or “Chaldeeism”) is an obsolete label historically used to describe Aramaic features, especially those in Biblical or Talmudic texts, once thought to be “Chaldean” in origin (). These are now more accurately classified under Aramaisms, particularly of the Biblical or Jewish Babylonian dialects.
Historical background
Aramaic was widely spoken in the ancient Near East. Due to its prominence as a lingua franca of empires in the region, Aramaic influenced neighboring languages.
In Hebrew
Quoting Avi Hurvitz,
From the post-exilic period onwards, one can readily detect in Hebrew numerous new expressions and linguistic innovations, many of which are due to either direct or indirect Aramaic influence. These neologisms produced fundamental changes in the structure of Biblical Hebrew. However, so called ‘Aramaisms’ appear sporadically in earlier texts of the Bible as well.
The Book of Genesis contains Aramaisms.[5] The possibility of dating certain parts of the Hebrew Bible based on the presence of Aramaisms in them has been a matter of study.
In Greek
Several Aramaisms are contained in the Greek New Testament, specifically in the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Matthew, which have led to Aramaic New Testament hypotheses.
In Arabic
Aramaisms appear in Classical Arabic[7] and in Arabic dialects.[7][8]
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