Ugaritic

American

[oo-guh-rit-ik, yoo-] / ˌu gəˈrɪt ɪk, ˌyu- /

adjective

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

noun

Also Ugaritian the Semitic language of the Ugaritic people, related to Hebrew and Phoenician and written in a cuneiform alphabet having 30 characters.

Ugaritic British

/ ˌuːɡəˈrɪtɪk /

noun

an extinct Semitic language of N Syria

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adjective

of or relating to this language

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Etymology

Origin of Ugaritic

First recorded in 1935–40; Ugarit + -ic

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, proxy statements have gotten so incomprehensible, they might as well be written in Ugaritic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2011

By comparing Ugaritic texts with Hebrew, scholars have been able to recover the original meaning of many Hebrew words.

From Time Magazine Archive

The most obvious value of Ugaritic research to Biblical study is linguistic and textual.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tablets in Ugaritic that have been unearthed by archaeologists told them that the rare Hebrew word mimsah in Proverbs 23: 30 means "cups," not "wine" as previously translated.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ugaritic mythology: a study of its leading motifs.

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