Semitics
[ suh-mit-iks ]
/ səˈmɪt ɪks /
noun (used with a singular verb)
the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc.
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Definition for semitics (2 of 2)
Semitic
[ suh-mit-ik ]
/ səˈmɪt ɪk /
noun
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
adjective
of or relating to the Semites or their languages, especially of or pertaining to the Jews.
OTHER WORDS FROM Semitic
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Example sentences from the Web for semitics
After having occupied for twenty years the chair of Semitics at the university of Leipzig, he retired to Prostnitz.
Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ|Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.These Semitics remembered their old allies, now in the desert, and besought them for aid.
They again were probably not Semitics but of the Aryan race.
Sufficient evidence goes to show that they worshipped many gods in the beginning, as did other Semitics.
British Dictionary definitions for semitics (1 of 2)
Semitics
/ (sɪˈmɪtɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) the study of Semitic languages and culture
Derived forms of Semitics
Semitist (ˈsɛmɪtɪst), nounBritish Dictionary definitions for semitics (2 of 2)
Semitic
less commonly Shemitic
/ (sɪˈmɪtɪk) /
noun
a branch or subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic, and such ancient languages as Akkadian and Phoenician
adjective
denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, esp the Jews or the Arabs
another word for Jewish
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Cultural definitions for semitics
Semitic
[ (suh-mit-ik) ]
A descriptive term for several peoples of the Middle East and their descendants, including Jews (see also Jews) and Arabs (see Arab-Israeli conflict). Today the term is mainly applied to Jews. (See anti-Semitism.)
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