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ArameansA Chaldean to Arabic Dictionary
"ܐܳܪܳܡ (Aram/Orom): Aram, son of Shem; or, the Land of the Arameans.
ܐܳܪܳܡܳܝܳܐ (Oromoyo): Aramean; or, Syriac.
ܐܰܪܡܳܝܳܐ (Armoyo): Same as above; can also mean Pagan or Gentile.
ܒܶܝܬ ܐܳܪܳܡܳܝܶܐ (Beth Oromoye): Land of Aram; or, the Land of the Chaldeans.
ܒܢܰܝ ܐܳܪܳܡ (Bnay Aram/Orom): The Aramean Nation; or, the Pagan Peoples."
As one can see, Eugene Manna also differentiates between "pagan" (Armaya/Ormoyo, ܐܰܪܡܳܝܳܐ) and "Aramean" (Aramaya/Oromoyo, ܐܳܪܳܡܳܝܳܐ), following the same path as previous Syriac authors such as Bar Hebraeus. This disproves the modern claim that "Aramean" inherently means "pagan"; rather, it proves there is a distinction between the two terms, and that "Syriac" (Suryoyo) is synonymous with "Aramean" (ܐܳܪܳܡܳܝܳܐ).
ܐܳܪܳܡܳܝܳܐ (Oromoyo): Aramean; or, Syriac.
ܐܰܪܡܳܝܳܐ (Armoyo): Same as above; can also mean Pagan or Gentile.
ܒܶܝܬ ܐܳܪܳܡܳܝܶܐ (Beth Oromoye): Land of Aram; or, the Land of the Chaldeans.
ܒܢܰܝ ܐܳܪܳܡ (Bnay Aram/Orom): The Aramean Nation; or, the Pagan Peoples."
As one can see, Eugene Manna also differentiates between "pagan" (Armaya/Ormoyo, ܐܰܪܡܳܝܳܐ) and "Aramean" (Aramaya/Oromoyo, ܐܳܪܳܡܳܝܳܐ), following the same path as previous Syriac authors such as Bar Hebraeus. This disproves the modern claim that "Aramean" inherently means "pagan"; rather, it proves there is a distinction between the two terms, and that "Syriac" (Suryoyo) is synonymous with "Aramean" (ܐܳܪܳܡܳܝܳܐ).