Chaldee

/kælˈdi/ noun, adjective

Definition

The Aramaic language spoken by the Chaldeans and used in parts of the Bible; also relating to this language or people.

Etymology

From Greek and Latin forms of Chaldean, simplified and anglicized. Chaldee actually refers more precisely to Aramaic, the language that replaced Akkadian in Mesopotamia.

Kelly Says

Chaldee is one of the most historically confusing terms in biblical scholarship—people used it to mean 'Aramaic' for centuries, which is technically wrong, but it stuck because the Chaldeans were the people most associated with Aramaic-speaking domains.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ካልዴያን
kal-de-yan
ARالعربية
مَسْرِحِيّ
mas-ri-hiyy
BNবাংলা
কালদিয়ান
kal-di-yan
CACatalà
caldeu
kal-deu
CSČeština
Chaldejsky
chal-dej-sky
DADansk
kaldæisk
kal-de-isk
DEDeutsch
Chaldäisch
hal-dai-sh
ELΕλληνικά
Χαλδαϊκός
hal-dai-kos
ESEspañol
caldeo
kal-deh-o
FAفارسی
کلدانی
kal-da-ni
FISuomi
kaldéalaisten kieli
kal-de-lai-sten kieli
FRFrançais
Chaldéen
salon-ee-an
GUGU
ચાલ્દીયન
chaal-dee-yan
HAHA
Chaldean
chal-dee-an
HEעברית
כַּלְדַּיִם
kal-dei-im
HIहिन्दी
कलदेई
kal-dei
HUMagyar
kaldéai
kal-de-ai
IDBahasa Indonesia
Chaldee
chal-dee
IGIG
Chaldean
chal-dee-an
ITItaliano
caldeo
kal-deh-o
JA日本語
カルデア語
karudia-go
KKKK
Қалдеялық
qal-de-ya-lik
KMKM
ចាលធី
chaal-thee
KO한국어
칼데아어
kal-deo-eo
MRMR
चॅल्डियन
chaal-dee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
Kaldéan
kal-dee-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကလdiğini
ka-ldi-thin
NLNederlands
Chaldeeër
chal-dee-er
NONorsk
kaldæisk
kal-de-isk
PAPA
ਚਾਲਡੀਅਨ
chaal-dee-an
PLPolski
język chaldejskiego
yęzyk chal-dej-skigo
PTPortuguês
caldeu
kal-djeu
RORomână
caldean
kal-de-an
RUРусский
Халдейский
hal-dey-skiy
SVSvenska
kaldéiska
kal-deh-ees-ka
SWKiswahili
Kaldéan
kal-dee-an
TAதமிழ்
கால்தியன்
kaal-thi-yan
TEతెలుగు
చాల్దీయన్
chaal-dee-yan
THไทย
ภาษาคาลเดียน
pha-sa kal-dee-an
TLTL
Kaldéan
kal-dee-an
TRTürkçe
Kaldan
kal-dan
UKУкраїнська
Халдейська
hal-dey-ska
URاردو
کلدئی
kal-dei
VITiếng Việt
ngôn ngữ Chaldean
ngon ngu chal-dee-an
YOYO
Chaldean
chal-dee-an
ZH中文
迦勒底语
jia le di yu
ZUZU
Kaldéan
kal-dee-an

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