Amorite


Am·o·rite

A0261800 (ăm′ə-rīt′)n. A member of one of several ancient Semitic peoples primarily inhabiting Canaan, where they preceded the Israelites, and Babylonia.
[From Hebrew 'ĕmōrî, Amorite, from Akkadian amurrû, westerner, Amorite, from amurru, western geographical and tribal designation, perhaps from Sumerian martu, westerner, country to the west of Sumer.]
Am′o·rite′ adj.

Am•o•rite

(ˈæm əˌraɪt)

n. 1. a member of a culturally diverse population of western Semites prominent in the history of ancient Syria and adjacent areas, c2600–1200 b.c. 2. the language of this population.