Semitic

Semitic
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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  • Semitic — (adj.) 1797, denoting the language group that includes Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Assyrian, etc.; 1826 as “of or pertaining to Semites,” from M.L. Semiticus, from Semita (see SEMITE (Cf. Semite)). As a noun, as the name of a linguistic family,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Semitic — ► NOUN ▪ a family of languages that includes Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic and certain ancient languages such as Phoenician. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to these languages or their speakers …   English terms dictionary

  • Semitic — [sə mit′ik] adj. [Ger semitisch < ModL Semiticus < Semita: see SEMITE] designating or of the Semites or their languages or cultures n. a major subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages, including Akkadian, Canaanite, Aramaic, Hebrew …   English World dictionary

  • Semitic — In linguistics and ethnology, Semitic (from the Biblical Shem , Hebrew: שם, translated as name , Arabic: ساميّ) was first used to refer to a language family of largely Middle Eastern origin, now called the Semitic languages.This family includes… …   Wikipedia

  • Semitic — [[t]sɪmɪ̱tɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Semitic languages are a group of languages that include Arabic and Hebrew. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n Semitic people belong to one of the groups of people who speak a Semitic language. ...the Semitic races. 3) ADJ: usu… …   English dictionary

  • Semitic — 1. adjective /sɛˈmɪ.tɪk,səˈmɪ.tɪk/ a) Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afro Asiatic : Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Tigrigna, Phoenician etc. b) Of or pert …   Wiktionary

  • Semitic — I. adjective Etymology: German semitisch, from Semit, Semite Semite, probably from New Latin Semita, from Late Latin Semitic Shem Date: 1813 1. of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro Asiatic language family that includes Hebrew …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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