Mandaean Mandaean /mænˈdiːən/

adjective

1. Of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture  ( Mandaean , Mandean )
   of or relating to the Mandaean people or their language or culture
   

noun

1. The form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans  ( Mandaean , Mandean , Mandaean language , Mandean language )
   the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans
   
2. A member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah  ( Mandaean , Mandean )
   a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah