Ugaritic

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

adjective

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

noun

1. Also Ugaritian 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

Example Sentences

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

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Ugaritic mythology: a study of its leading motifs.

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