Shemitic

Shemitic
Semitic Sem*it"ic, a. Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races. [Written also {Shemitic}.] [1913 Webster]

{Semitic language}, a name used to designate a group of Asiatic and African languages, some living and some dead, namely: Hebrew and Ph[oe]nician, Aramaic, Assyrian, Arabic, Ethiopic (Geez and Ampharic). --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]


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  • Shemitic — Shem*it ic, Shemitish Shem i*tish, a. Of or pertaining to Shem, the son of Noah, or his descendants. See {Semitic}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shemitic — adjective see Shemite …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Shemitic — adjective of or pertaining to Shem, the oldest son of Noah …   Wiktionary

  • shemitic — she·mit·ic …   English syllables

  • Shemitic — /ʃəmˈɪtɪk/ (say shuhm itik) noun, adjective → Semitic …  

  • shemitic — shə̇ˈmid.ik, sheˈm adjective Usage: usually capitalized : semitic …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shemitish — Shemitic Shem*it ic, Shemitish Shem i*tish, a. Of or pertaining to Shem, the son of Noah, or his descendants. See {Semitic}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shemite — Shemitic /sheuh mit ik/, Shemitish /shem uy tish/, adj. /shem uyt/, n. a Semite. * * * …   Universalium

  • Semitic — Sem*it ic, a. Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races. [Written also {Shemitic}.] [1913 Webster] {Semitic language}, a name used to designate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Semitic language — Semitic Sem*it ic, a. Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races. [Written also {Shemitic}.] [1913 Webster] {Semitic language}, a name used to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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