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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 A Semitic person 🌍 Related to Semitic peoples
Semite

Semite

9.6
Relating to groups of people from the Middle East and North Africa and their languages
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛmɪt/
translation icon : semita
  • The ancient Akkadian language is classified as a Semite language.

Examples

  • The ancient Semite cultures contributed greatly to mathematics.

  • Many Semite traditions are still practiced today in various forms.

  • Artifacts with Semite origins have been found across the region.

  • Many Semite languages have rich literary traditions.

  • Many of the customs followed by Semite tribes have been preserved through generations.

  • The study of ancient Semite languages provides valuable insights into their cultures.

  • Numerous artifacts from Semite civilizations reveal their advanced knowledge of astronomy.

Synonyms

Semitic
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Relating to languages and people like Hebrew, Arabic, and Amharic

emphasizes their geographic origin in the Middle East and North Africa

Surface Forms

Semite positive

Etymology

Semite comes from the Hebrew name Shem in the Bible and originally meant 'descendant of Shem'. So when we use Semite as an adjective, we mean something that belongs to those peoples, their languages, or their culture in the Middle East and North Africa.