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Semitic
/ ²õɪˈ³¾Éª³Ùɪ°ì /
noun
- a branch or subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic, and such ancient languages as Akkadian and Phoenician
adjective
- denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
- denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, esp the Jews or the Arabs
- another word for Jewish
Semitic
- A descriptive term for several peoples of the Middle East and their descendants, including Jews (see also Jews ) and Arabs ( see Arab-Israeli conflict ). Today the term is mainly applied to Jews. ( See anti-Semitism .)
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó²¹±ô´Ú-³§±ð·³¾¾±³Ùi³¦ adjective
- ²Ô´Ç²Ô-³§±ð·³¾¾±³Ùi³¦ adjective
- ±è°ù±ð-³§±ð·³¾¾±³Ùi³¦ adjective noun
- ±è²õ±ð³Üd´Ç-³§±ð·³¾¾±³Ùi³¦ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Example Sentences
Semitic men and women walked the desert with animals.
“These minor errors indicate that the priest was not a native Greek speaker but likely someone from the region who was raised speaking a Semitic language,†he said in the statement.
And then shortly after that, we also found some passages written in an ancient Semitic language called Akkadian that is related to Hebrew and Arabic today.
It corresponds to the Hebrew letter Aleph, which corresponds to the Semitic word for ox.
Canaanites spoke an ancient Semitic language — related to modern Hebrew, Arabic and Aramaic — and resided in the lands abutting the eastern Mediterranean.
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