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Semitic in Arabic

سَامِيّ sāmiyy

/səˈmɪt.ɪk/US/səˈmɪt.ɪk/

Semitic in Arabic: سَامِيّ (sāmiyy). In English, Semitic means of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Syriac, Tigrigna etc.

Arabic words for Semitic

pertaining to the Semitic subdivision of Afroasiatic languages
سَامِيّ sāmiyy

English meaning of Semitic

  1. adjective Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Syriac, Tigrigna etc.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.
  3. adjective Of or pertaining to the descendants of Shem, the eldest of three sons of Noah.
  4. adjective Of or pertaining to the Israeli, Jewish, or Hebrew people.

Full definition of Semitic

Semitic in a sentence

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Semitic in other languages

Questions about Semitic in Arabic

What is the meaning of Semitic in Arabic?
Semitic in Arabic is سَامِيّ (sāmiyy).
ما معنى كلمة Semitic؟
Semitic: سَامِيّ (sāmiyy).
What does Semitic mean in English?
Semitic means of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic Semitic languages: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Syriac, Tigrigna etc.

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