semitic

Speech parts

1. semitic - Noun

2. semitic - Adjective

3. Semitic - Proper noun

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

semite arab jewish hebrew assyrian arabian aramaic amharic Ashkenazi phoenician abrahamic hebraic canaanite aramaean Saami
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Hypernyms

Afroasiatic Afro-Asiatic Hamito-Semitic Afrasian Afrasian language Afroasiatic language

Hyponyms

aramaic maltese amharic arabic Akkadian Arabic language

Phrases with the word

anti-semitic discrimination semitic studies member of semitic people anti-semitic person semitic religion Semitic language

Anagrams

miscite

Examples

Semite peoples Source: Internet

Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology Source: Internet

Abjads and the structure of Semitic languages The abjad form of writing is well-adapted to the morphological structure of the Semitic languages it was developed to write. Source: Internet

A distinguishing feature of Aramaic phonology (and that of Semitic languages in general) is the presence of "emphatic" consonants. Source: Internet

According to his classification, Boreafrasian consists of Egyptian, Berber, and Semitic. Source: Internet

Afro-Asiatic communities Semitic speakers Tigrinya main A Tigrinya wedding. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

semitheological semithick semithin Semitic deity semitic religion semitic studies