Ugaritic

[ oo-guh-rit-ik, yoo- ]

adjective

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

noun

1. Also U·ga·ri·tian [] the Semitic language of the Ugaritic people, related to Hebrew and Phoenician and written in a cuneiform alphabet having 30 characters.

Ugaritic

/ ˌuːɡəˈrɪtɪk /

noun

1. an extinct Semitic language of N Syria

adjective

1. of or relating to this language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ugaritic¹

First recorded in 1935–40; Ugarit + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ugaritic¹

C19: after Ugarit (modern name: Ras Shamra), an ancient Syrian city-state