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One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also, formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery.

Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic. -- n.

Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aramæan; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n.

on of many English words; as, coward, reynard, drunkard, mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English hard. It usually has the sense of one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root; as, braggart, sluggard.…

A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.

A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.

The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.

To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.

The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation.

The language of the original Aryans. [Written also Arian.]

To make Aryan (a language, or in language). K. Johnston.

ceeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last an long as our language. Macaulay.

ining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria.

The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria.

Waiting for; expectation. [Obs.] Languishing attendance and expectation of death. Hooker.

f the Renaissance. -- Attic faith, inviolable faith. -- Attic purity, special purity of language. -- Attic salt, Attic wit, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians. -- Attic story. See Attic, n. -- Attic style, a style pure and elegant.

The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.

To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.

x, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November.

Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta. - -n.