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semitic
/səˈmɪt.ɪk/
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What does semitic mean?
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Syriac, Tigrigna etc.
- 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.
More meanings (3)
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.
- Of or pertaining to any of the religions which originated among the Semites; Abrahamic.
proper noun
- The Semitic languages in general.
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IPA pronunciation
/səˈmɪt.ɪk/
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The Semitic races blush freely, as might have been expected, from their general similitude to the Aryans.
Its occurrence does not necessarily imply the existence of a recognized Semitic Version at the period our text was inscribed.
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For example, among the enemy was a certain reverend Professor of Semitic languages, who held advanced opinions on religious matters.
The ceremony of circumcision is clearly indicative of the original nature of the Semitic deity who developed into the Trinitarian God.
Milman, though a clergyman, treated the history of the chosen people in the light of modern knowledge of Oriental and especially of Semitic peoples.