Semitic — English Dictionary

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Language

Semitic

Pronunciations (5)

Adjective

Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Syriac, Tigrigna etc.
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- not-comparable
Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.
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- not-comparable
Examples

On the other hand, scholars say that the Philistines were an Indo-European people not related to the Semitic Palestinians.

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Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. Of or pertaining to the descendants of Shem, the eldest of three sons of Noah.
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- not-comparable
Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. Of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.
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- in particular
Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. Of or pertaining to any of the religions which originated among the Semites; Abrahamic.
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- not-comparable
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Thus we trace ever and again the similarities which are to be found among the Semitic religions.

The Semitic religions (Christianity and Islam) are nationally honored in much of Africa.

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In contrast to these Semitic religions some religions of Indian origin like Buddhism and Jainism, are pacifist to the extent of banning the killing of animals even for food.

of or relating to the group of Semitic languages

Examples

Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology
of or relating to or characteristic of Semites

Synonyms
Semite

Examples

Semite peoples

Word forms

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