Semitic
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British, America) IPA: /sɛˈmɪ.tɪk/, /səˈmɪ.tɪk/,
Semitic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian, Hebrew, Maltese, Tigrigna, Phoenician etc.
- Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.
- (biblical) Of or pertaining to the descendants of Shem, the eldest of three sons of Noah.
- (in particular) Of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.
- Of or pertaining to any of the religions which originated among the Semites; Abrahamic.
- 1893, George Thomas Bettany, Mohammedanism and Other Religions of Mediterranean Countries, page 45:
- Thus we trace ever and again the similarities which are to be found among the Semitic religions.
- 2011, Makau Mutua, ''Human Rights: A Political and Cultural Critique, page 114:
- The Semitic religions (Christianity and Islam) are nationally honored in much of Africa.
- 2005, Xavier William, World Religions, True Beliefs and New Age Spirituality, page 45:
- 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.
- 1893, George Thomas Bettany, Mohammedanism and Other Religions of Mediterranean Countries, page 45:
- French: sémitique
- German: semitisch, schemitisch
- Portuguese: semita, semítico
- Russian: семи́тский
- Spanish: semítico
- The Semitic languages in general.
- Portuguese: semítico
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