Semitic
Semitic
Definition
Se·mitic (sə mit′ik)
adjective
designating or of the Semites or their languages or cultures
Etymology: Ger semitisch < ModL Semiticus < Semita: see Semite
noun
a major subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages, including Akkadian, Canaanite, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Ethiopic
Browse dictionary entries near Semitic
- Semite
- semisweet
- semisolid
- semisoft
- semiskilled
- semirural
- semirigid
- semireligious
- Semiramis
- semiquaver
- Semitics
- Semitism
- semitone
- semitrailer
- semitransparent
- semitropical
- semivowel
- semiweekly
- semiyearly
- semolina
