Phoenician
/fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/US/fəˈniːʃən/
Phoenician adjective: of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
Adjective
Phoenician (not comparable)
- Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
- The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 149
Noun
Phoenician (plural Phoenicians)
- An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).
- An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.
- 2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33,
Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial.
- 2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33,
Proper noun
Phoenician
Phoenician meaning in Arabic and Persian
Phoenician in Arabic
- of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia
- فِينِيقِيّ fīnīqiyy
- inhabitant of Phoenicia
- فِينِيقِيّ fīnīqiyy, فِينِيقِيَّة fīnīqiyya
- Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia
- اللُّغَة الْفِينِيقِيَّة al-luḡa l-fīnīqiyya, الْفِينِيقِيَّة al-fīnīqiyya
Phoenician in Persian
- of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia
- فنیقی feniqi
- inhabitant of Phoenicia
- فنیقی feniqi
- Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia
- زبان فنیقی zabân-e feniqi, فنیقی feniqi
Forms of Phoenician
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | Phœnician |
| Noun | |
| plural | Phoenicians |
Origin of Phoenician
Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).
Words formed from Phoenician
Words that rhyme with Phoenician
- accretion
- completion
- venetian
- Grecian
- concretion
- deletion
- Lutetian
- Rhaetian
- excretion
- secretion
- bicompletion
- hyperdepletion
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Questions about Phoenician
- What does Phoenician mean?
- Phoenician means of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.
- What is Phoenician in Arabic?
- Phoenician in Arabic is فِينِيقِيّ (fīnīqiyy), فِينِيقِيَّة (fīnīqiyya), اللُّغَة الْفِينِيقِيَّة (al-luḡa l-fīnīqiyya). See Phoenician meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Phoenician?
- Phoenician can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Phoenician?
- Phoenician is pronounced /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
Words near Phoenician in the dictionary
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