Semite

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈsiːmaɪt/, /ˈsɛmaɪt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈsɛmaɪt/

Noun

Semite (plural Semites)

1. A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.
2. A member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia and East Africa such as the Akkadians, Assyrians, Arameans, Phoenicians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arabs and Aksumites.
3. A descendant of any of these peoples.
4. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.

Related terms

• Semitic
• Semitism

Translations

• Portuguese: semita

Translations

• French: sémite
• German: Semit, Semitin
• Italian: semita
• Portuguese: semita
• Russian: семи́т
• Spanish: semita

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