Elamite

American  

[ee-luh-mahyt] / ˈi ləˌmaɪt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.

2. Also a language of unknown affinities, spoken by the Elamites as late as the 1st century b.c., written c3500–c2500 b.c. in a linear script and thereafter in a cuneiform script.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Elam, its people, or their language.

Elamite British  

/ ˈiːləˌmaɪt /

noun

1. an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Elam

2. Also called: Elamitic.   Susian.  the extinct language of this people, of no known relationship, recorded in cuneiform inscriptions dating from the 25th to the 4th centuries _bc

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adjective

1. of or relating to Elam, its people, or their language

Etymology

Origin of Elamite

Elam + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The alabaster vase bears inscriptions in four ancient languages: Akkadian, Elamite, Persian, and Egyptian.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

A thousand years later, the Elamite king Shutruk-Nahhunte invaded what had once been Naram-Sin’s territory.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2022

Was I molded and cast by a Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Kassite, Hurrian, Hyksos, Elamite, or by some barbaric genius of the Caucasus?

From Time Magazine Archive

Bricks have been discovered engraved with the legend of Eri-aku, king of Larsa, the son of Kudur-Mabug the Elamite.

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Six years later he was carried off to Elam and a new king, Nergal-yusezib, appointed in his place by the Elamite monarch.

From A Primer of Assyriology by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)