Definitions for Semitic
səˈmɪt ɪksemitic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. Semiticadjective

   a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family

2. Semiticadjective

   of or relating to the group of Semitic languages

   "Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology"

3. Semite, Semiticadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Semites

   "Semite peoples"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Semiticadjective

   Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afro-Asiatic Semitic languages: Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Tigrigna, Phoenician etc.

2. Semiticadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Semites: Semitic people.

3. Semiticadjective

   Of or pertaining to the descendants of Shem, the eldest of three sons of Noah.

4. Semiticadjective

   In a narrower sense, of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.

5. Semiticnoun

   The Semitic languages in general.

6. Etymology: From the English Semite, an 18th century ethnological label from the semitisch, Σημ, from the שֵׂם, the name of the eldest son of Noah in biblical tradition (Genesis 5.32, 6.10, 10.21), considered the forefather of the Semitic peoples. Perhaps derived from the Akkadian šumu, name or son.

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1. semitic

   Semitic refers to a group of ethnic, cultural, and linguistic people originally from the Middle East, including Arabs, Jews, Assyrians and others. It also denotes the family of languages spoken by these people, such as Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, and Amharic among others. The term is often used more broadly in historical, anthropological, or religious contexts to refer to the civilizations and cultures that developed in the region. It is derived from Shem, one of the sons of Noah in the Bible, from whom these people were traditionally thought to be descended.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Semiticadjective

   of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Semitic

   sem-it′ik, adj. pertaining to the Semites, or supposed descendants of Shem, or their language, customs, &c.—also Shemit′ic.—ns. Sem′ite; Semitisā′tion.—v.t. Sem′itise, to render Semitic in language or religion.—ns. Sem′itism, a Semitic idiom; Sem′itist, a Hebrew scholar.—Semitic languages, Assyrian, Aramean, Hebrew, Phœnician, together with Arabic and Ethiopic. [Applied by J. G. Eichhorn in 1817 to the closely allied peoples represented in Gen. x. as descended from Shem.]

How to pronounce Semitic?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Semitic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Semitic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Semitic in a Sentence

1. Representative Omar:

   Anti-Semitism is real and I am grateful for Jewish allies and colleagues who are educating me on the painful history of anti-Semitic tropes, my intention is never to offend my constituents or Jewish Americans as a whole. We have to always be willing to step back and think through criticism, just as I expect people to hear me when others attack me for my identity. This is why I unequivocally apologize.

2. Ianir Milevski:

   We have no writing during that period so we know little about them, we do not know what language they spoke but we assume it was an early Semitic language, from which Babylonian and Akkadian evolved and later also Hebrew and Arabic.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   But the president is absolutely and should be calling out the congresswoman for her, not only one-time, but history of anti-Semitic comments.

4. Jane Brady:

   They were hurtful and offended people and showed disrespect by the manner in which she referred to people of the Jewish faith, and that's enough for the people who elected her to lose confidence in her, there are some people who thought her comments were anti-Semitic, and there are some who thought they were not.

5. Jane Brady:

   The remarks made by Nelly Jordan, who was elected to Nelly Jordan post by the Sussex County GOP Executive Committee, were offensive, hurtful and anti-Semitic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Semitic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Semitic
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Semitic
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Semitic