Semitic

Alternative forms

• semitic, Shemitic, shemitic

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /səˈmɪt.ɪk/, [səˈmɪɾ.ɪk]

Adjective

Semitic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Tigrigna, Phoenician etc.
2. Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.
   1. (biblical) Of or pertaining to the descendants of Shem, the eldest of three sons of Noah.
   2. (in particular) Of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.
   3. Of or pertaining to any of the religions which originated among the Semites; Abrahamic.

Proper noun

Semitic

1. The Semitic languages in general.

Related terms

Anagrams

• miscite