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Semitic
Se·mit·ic S0258800 (sə-mĭt′ĭk) adj. 1. Of or relating to the Semites or their languages or cultures. 2. Of, relating to, or constituting a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. 3. Jewish. n. 1. The Semitic languages. 2. Any of the Semitic languages.
[New Latin Sēmiticus, from Sēmita, Semite, from Late Latin Sēm, Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Semites, from Greek, from Hebrew Šēm.] Semitic (sɪˈmɪtɪk) or less commonly Shemiticn (Languages) a branch or subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic, and such ancient languages as Akkadian and Phoenicianadj1. (Languages) denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages2. (Peoples) denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, esp the Jews or the Arabs3. (Peoples) another word for JewishSe•mit•ic (səˈmɪt ɪk)
n. 1. a family of languages, a branch of the Afroasiatic family, comprising a number of ancient and modern languages of SW Asia and Africa, as Akkadian, Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, and Amharic. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Semitic languages or their speakers. [< New Latin sēmīticus=sēmīt(a) Semite + -icus -ic] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Semitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language familyAfrasian, Afrasian language, Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic - a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and AfricaAkkadian - an ancient branch of the Semitic languagesAmharic, Ethiopian language - the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contactArabic, Arabic language - the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialectsAramaic - a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern AsiaMaltese language, Malti, Maltese - the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-FrenchCanaanitic, Canaanitic language - a group of Semitic languages | | Adj. | 1. | Semitic - of or relating to the group of Semitic languages; "Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology" | | 2. | Semitic - of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples"Semite |
TranslationsSemitic
Semitic (less commonly), Shemitic1. 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 2. denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, esp the Jews or the Arabs 3. another word for JewishAcronymsSeeSEMSemitic
Related to Semitic: Semitic languagesSynonyms for Semiticnoun a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language familyRelated Words- Afrasian
- Afrasian language
- Afroasiatic
- Afro-Asiatic
- Afroasiatic language
- Hamito-Semitic
- Akkadian
- Amharic
- Ethiopian language
- Arabic
- Arabic language
- Aramaic
- Maltese language
- Malti
- Maltese
- Canaanitic
- Canaanitic language
adj of or relating to or characteristic of SemitesSynonyms |