Semitic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [səˈmɪɾ.ɪk] (Australia, General-American)
- /səˈmɪt.ɪk/ (Australia, General-American)
- /səˈmɛtɪk/ (Australia, General-American, nonstandard)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /səˈmɪt.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Semite + -ic (18th century), from German semitisch, from Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from the Hebrew שֵׁם (Šēm, “Shem”), 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 Akkadian 𒈬 (šumu, literally “name" or "son”). The word was coined and first applied to the Semitic languages by August Ludwig von Schlözer in 1781.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Syriac, Tigrigna etc.
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.
On the other hand, scholars say that the Philistines were an Indo-European people not related to the Semitic Palestinians.
2008, Gary A. Tobin, The Trouble with Textbooks, page 93:For quotations using this term, see Citations:Semitic.
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. ▸ Of or pertaining to the descendants of Shem, the eldest of three sons of Noah.
- (in particular, not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. ▸ Of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. ▸ Of or pertaining to any of the religions which originated among the Semites; Abrahamic.
The Semitic religions (Christianity and Islam) are nationally honored in much of Africa.
2011, Makau Mutua, Human Rights: A Political and Cultural Critique, page 114:In contrast to these Semitic religions some religions of Indian origin like Buddhism and Jainism, are pacifist to the extent of banning the killing of animals even for food.
2005, Xavier William, World Religions, True Beliefs and New Age Spirituality, page 45:Thus we trace ever and again the similarities which are to be found among the Semitic religions.
1893, George Thomas Bettany, Mohammedanism and Other Religions of Mediterranean Countries, page 45:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shemitic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shemitic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| semitic | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Semitically · Semiticist · Semiticness · Semiticize · Semiticism · South Semitic
Translations (72)
sk semitský (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · sh сѐмӣтскӣ (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ro semitic (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · fa-ira سامی (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · el σημιτικός (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ps سامي (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ko 셈 (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · io Semida (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · fr sémitique (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · hi सामी (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ga Seimíteach (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · nl Semitisch (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · pl semicki (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · am ሴማዊ (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · be семі́цкі (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · eo ŝemida (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · nb semittisk (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ga Seimíteach (pertaining to the Semites) · hy սեմական (pertaining to the Semites) · sh sèmītskī (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · uz somiy (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · cs semitský (pertaining to the Semites) · uz som (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · eo Semida (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · is semískur (pertaining to the Semites) · uz semitik (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · hu sémi (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · sl semitski (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · eo semida (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · hi सामी (pertaining to the Semites) · da semitisk (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · he שֵׁמִי (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · pt semita (pertaining to the Semites) · pt semita (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ja セム (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ca semític (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · eo Ŝemida (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · sq semitik (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · de semitisch (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · lad semetiko (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · de schemitisch (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ar سَامِيّ (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · uk семі́тський (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · fr sémitique (pertaining to the Semites) · io Semidala (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · bg семи́тски (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · yi סעמיטיש (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ru семи́тский (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · ca semític (pertaining to the Semites) · bn সামী (pertaining to the Semites) · fi seemiläinen (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · fi seemiläinen (pertaining to the Semites) · ur سامی (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · cmn 閃 /闪 (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · bn সামী (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · mk семитски (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · tr Semitik (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · es semítico (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · pt semítico (pertaining to the Semites) · ka სემიტური (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · cmn 閃米特 /闪米特 (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · hy սեմական (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · pt semítico (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · tg сомӣ (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · io semida (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · sv semitisk (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · vi Xê-mít (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · cs semitský (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · is semískur (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages) · pl semicki (pertaining to the Semites) · de semitisch (pertaining to the Semites) · io semidala (pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages)