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Semitic
/ ɪˈɪɪ /
noun
- 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
adjective
- denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
- denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, esp the Jews or the Arabs
- another word for Jewish
Semitic
- A descriptive term for several peoples of the Middle East and their descendants, including Jews (see also Jews ) and Arabs ( see Arab-Israeli conflict ). Today the term is mainly applied to Jews. ( See anti-Semitism .)
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Other 51Թ Forms
- -·i adjective
- ԴDz-·i adjective
- -·i adjective noun
- d-·i adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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Semitic men and women walked the desert with animals.
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“These minor errors indicate that the priest was not a native Greek speaker but likely someone from the region who was raised speaking a Semitic language,” he said in the statement.
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And then shortly after that, we also found some passages written in an ancient Semitic language called Akkadian that is related to Hebrew and Arabic today.
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It corresponds to the Hebrew letter Aleph, which corresponds to the Semitic word for ox.
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Canaanites spoke an ancient Semitic language — related to modern Hebrew, Arabic and Aramaic — and resided in the lands abutting the eastern Mediterranean.
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