Semitic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician. Abbreviations: Sem, Sem.
adjective
  1. of or relating to the Semites or their languages.
  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews; Jewish.
noun
  1. a branch or subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, Amharic, and such ancient languages as Akkadian and Phoenician
adjective
  1. denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
  2. denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, esp the Jews or the Arabs
  3. another word for Jewish
Semitic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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