Arame

See also: arame

Maori

Etymology

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arame

  1. (biblical) Aram (a historical region mentioned in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Aramaeans)
    • 1868, Māori Bible, Hohea 12:12:
      I rere anō a Hākopa ki te māra a Arame, ā mahi ana a Iharaira hei utu wahine; hei utu wahine i tiaki hipi ai ia.
      Jacob fled to the land of Aram, and Israel worked for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
  • Aramamaaka
  • Aramatopa
  • Paranaarama

Further reading

  • “Arame” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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