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

But if you look carefully up to the left, you’ll see a severed head — of the vanquished Elamite king — hanging in a tree.

From New York Times

While he was keeping the festival of the goddess Istar at Arbela, a message was brought to him from the Elamite monarch that he was on his march to destroy Assyria and its gods.

From Project Gutenberg

Elamite overlordship was naturally coextensive with that of Babylon as long as the latter power acknowledged Elamite supremacy.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet, in the rainy season, the army of the Elamite could not move northward without great difficulty.

From Project Gutenberg