. . . . . "Aramaic (Ar\u0101m\u0101y\u0101, Classical Syriac: \u0710\u072A\u0721\u071D\u0710) is a family of languages or dialects belonging to the Semitic family. More specifically, it is part of the Northwest Semitic subfamily, which also includes Canaanite languages such as Hebrew and Phoenician."@en .