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Edomite

Edomite

9.9
An old language once spoken by the people of Edom in southern Jordan
  • noun
  • Literature
: idioma edomita
  • Archaeologists have discovered inscriptions in the Edomite language, shedding light on its historical significance.

Examples

  • Researchers are studying the vocabulary of the Edomite language to better understand the culture of its speakers.

  • The Edomite language was once spoken in southern Jordan before it disappeared from use.

  • And he went forth and smote the moabites and the ammonites and the edomites and put them all to the sword.

    King David (1985)

Surface Forms

Edomite singular
Edomites plural

Morphology

Edomite = Edom (transparent) = Edom + ite

The language name is a regular relational/demonymal formation from the place name plus '-ite'.

Etymology

Edomite comes from Edom, the name of an old land, and Edom comes from a Hebrew word meaning 'red'. So the name Edomite is used for the old language once spoken by the people of that 'red' region.