Safaiticadj.

Brit.

/safɑːˈɪtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌsæfɑˈɪdɪk/

Forms: 1800s– Safaitic, 1900s– Safahitic.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Safa , -itic suffix.

Etymology: < Safa (Arabic Al-Ṣafā ), the name of a hilly region in southern Syria + -itic suffix (compare -ite suffix¹). Compare French safaïtique (1877 or earlier).

Of or relating to an ancient Semitic language, probably of the first centuries a.d., known only from inscriptions discovered near Safa.

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Palmyrene1683

Aramaic1834

Safaitic1887

1887 Proc. Soc. Biblical Archaeol. 1 Feb. 75 Writing the three principal signs of the second group in the Safaitic character, horizontally instead of vertically, the striking resemblance..becomes evident.

1905 G. Bell Let. 24 Oct. (1927) I. xi. 225 I'm going to his house tomorrow to look over some Nabathean and Safaitic inscriptions.

1951 A. M. Honeyman in H. H. Rowley Old Test. & Mod. Study ix. 270 A new Pars Quinta has been projected to cover the Safaitic, Lihyanite, and Thamudic material.

2002 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Dec. 71 He copied and deciphered numerous ancient Safaitic tomb inscriptions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	safaitic
释义	Safaiticadj. Brit. /safɑːˈɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌsæfɑˈɪdɪk/ Forms: 1800s– Safaitic, 1900s– Safahitic. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Safa , -itic suffix. Etymology: < Safa (Arabic Al-Ṣafā ), the name of a hilly region in southern Syria + -itic suffix (compare -ite suffix¹). Compare French safaïtique (1877 or earlier). Of or relating to an ancient Semitic language, probably of the first centuries a.d., known only from inscriptions discovered near Safa. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic > Aramaic Palmyrene1683 Aramaic1834 Safaitic1887 1887 Proc. Soc. Biblical Archaeol. 1 Feb. 75 Writing the three principal signs of the second group in the Safaitic character, horizontally instead of vertically, the striking resemblance..becomes evident. 1905 G. Bell Let. 24 Oct. (1927) I. xi. 225 I'm going to his house tomorrow to look over some Nabathean and Safaitic inscriptions. 1951 A. M. Honeyman in H. H. Rowley Old Test. & Mod. Study ix. 270 A new Pars Quinta has been projected to cover the Safaitic, Lihyanite, and Thamudic material. 2002 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 18 Dec. 71 He copied and deciphered numerous ancient Safaitic tomb inscriptions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1887
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