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Phoenician en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fəˈniːʃən/ (US)
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• /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
   • The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 149:

Forms

Deriveds

Syrophoenician · Phoenicianness · Phoenicianist · Phoenicianism

Translations (34)

uk фінікі́йський (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · nn fønikisk (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · bg финики́йски (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · fr phénicien (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · gur Feniko (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · es fenicio (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · got 𐍆𐍅𐌽𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · fa فنیقی (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · hu föníciai (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · pl fenicki (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · la Phoenīcius (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · it fenicio (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · cs fénický (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · da fønikisk (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · eu feniziar (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · ht fenisyen (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · de phönizisch (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · sv fenicisk (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · hy փյունիկյան (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · nl Fenicisch (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · ru финики́йский (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · hy փյունիկական (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · tr Fenikeli (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · tg финиқӣ (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · fi foinikialainen (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · ro fenician (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · ca fenici (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · be фінікі́йскі (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · sq Finikas (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · eo fenicio (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · nb fønikisk (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · pt fenício (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · ga Féiníceach (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia) · ar فِينِيقِيّ (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)

Phoenician en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fəˈniːʃən/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

Meanings

1. (historical) An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).
2. An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.
   • 2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33, Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial.

Forms

Translations (47)

de Phönizierin (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ro fenician (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · hu föníciai (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ga Féiníceach (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · frm Phœnice (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · uk фінікі́я́нин (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · fa فنیقی (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · de Phönizier (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · uk фінікі́я́нка (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ru финикия́нка (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · cmn 腓尼基人 (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · frm Phœnicienne (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ru финики́йка (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · fr Phénicien (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · pl Fenicjanin (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · nb føniker (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · la Phoenīx (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · nl Feniciër (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ca fenícia (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ar فِينِيقِيّ (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ar فِينِيقِيَّة (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · uk фінікі́йка (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · bg финики́ец (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · be фінікі́ец (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ja フェニキア人 (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · tg финиқӣ (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · pl Fenicjanka (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · frm Phœnicien (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · pt fenício (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · grc Φοίνισσα (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ro feniciană (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · bg финики́йка (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · tr Fenikeli (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · nl Phoeniciër (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · hy փյունիկեցի (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · be фінікі́йка (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · uk фінікі́єць (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · fi foinikialainen (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ru финики́ец (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · nn fønikar (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ru финикия́нин (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · ca fenici (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · gur fenika class 3/4 (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · cs Féničan (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · fr Phénicienne (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · grc Φοῖνιξ (inhabitant of Phoenicia) · es fenicio (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Phoenician en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /fəˈniːʃən/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /fəˈniːʃ(ə)n/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

Meanings

1. The now extinct Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.

Forms

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Phoenician terms and Phoenician script · Punic · The ancient civilisation of Phoenicia, and its empire · The Phoenician alphabet · The Phoenician languages

Translations (33)

tg забони финиқӣ (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · fi foinikia (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · cmn 腓尼基語 /腓尼基语 (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · ro feniciană (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · ru финики́йский (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · sv feniciska (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · es fenicio (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · fa زبان فنیقی (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · fr phénicien (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · he פיניקית (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · ca fenici (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · pl język fenicki (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · el Φοίνικας (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · tg финиқӣ (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · bg финики́йски (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · phn 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤟𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · hu föníciai (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · ar الْفِينِيقِيَّة (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · de Phönizisch (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · nl Fenicisch (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · ar اللُّغَة الْفِينِيقِيَّة (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · fa فنیقی (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · eu feniziera (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · cs féničtina (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · hy փյունիկերեն (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · sv puniska (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · uk фінікі́йська мо́ва (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · ga Féinícis (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · pt fenício (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · tr Fenikece (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · el φοινικικά (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · fi foinikian kieli (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia) · gur fenikre (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)