Middle Aramaic

Middle Aramaic is a historical stage of the Aramaic language spoken roughly between 200 and 1200 CE. It served as a common language across parts of the Middle East, especially in regions like Palestine, Syria, and Iraq. During this period, it was used in everyday conversation, religious texts, and administrative documents, bridging the classical Aramaic of ancient times and later dialects. Middle Aramaic is significant because it influenced the development of various later Semitic languages and is key to understanding historical and religious texts, including parts of the Talmud and other Jewish literature.