💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "East semitic"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| west semiticnoun | (linguistics) A proposed major subgroup of ancient Semitic languages, consisting of all Semitic languages not included in the East Semitic subgroup. |
| semiticnoun | Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples. |
| eblaitenoun | (historical) An extinct Semitic language spoken in the 3rd millennium BCE, primarily in the ancient city of Ebla, which is located in modern Syria. It was written in cuneiform script and is considered to be the oldest written Semitic language. |
| emesalnoun | (linguistics) A variety or sociolect of the Sumerian language, used exclusively by female characters in some literary texts. |
| ancient south arabiannoun | A branch of South Semitic abjads used from the late 2nd millennium BCE to the 6th century CE to write the Old South Arabian languages and the Ethiopic Ge'ez language. |
| elamiticnoun | An extinct language spoken by the ancient Elamites. |
| akkadiannoun | The now extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, formerly used as an international language of diplomacy. |
| old south arabiannoun | A subfamily of extinct West Semitic languages formerly spoken in southern Arabia. |
| semitenoun | A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language. |
| aramaicnoun | A subfamily of languages in the Northwest Semitic language group, including, but not limited to: |
| ancient north arabiannoun | A branch of South Semitic abjads used in northern and central Arabia and southern Syria from the 8th century BCE to the 4th century CE. |
| sabaeannoun | Of or pertaining to the Sabaean people or their culture. |
| assyriannoun | A person from a traditional Christian ethnic group with roots in the Middle East, who claim ancestry tracing back to the ancient Assyrians. |
| amharicnoun | A Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia. |
| classical syriacnoun | An extinct language of the Northwest branch of the Semitic language family. |
| arabicnoun | A major Semitic language originating from the Arabian peninsula, and now spoken natively (in various spoken dialects, all sharing a single highly conservative standardized literary form) throughout large sections of the Middle East and North Africa. |
| edomitenoun | (biblical) A person descended from Esau (Edom). |
| syriasmnoun | (Semitic linguistics, obsolete) A result of Syriac influence. |
| emegirnoun | (linguistics) The standard variety of the Sumerian language. |
| dahliknoun | A Semitic language spoken in the Dahlak Archipelago of Eritrea. |
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