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Semite

Syllables: Se·mite/ˈsiː.maɪt/US/ˈsɛm.aɪt/

Semite noun: a member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.

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, or Aksumites.
  3. A descendant of any of these peoples.
  4. A descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.
  5. (derogatory, sometimes) A Jew.

Semite meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Arabic

Semite in Hindi

a Semite, Semitic person
सामी sāmī

Semite in Urdu

Semite
سامی sāmī

Semite in Bengali

Semite, the Semitic people
সামী śami

Semite in Arabic

descendant of any of these peoples
سَامِيّ sāmiyy, سَامِيَّة sāmiyya

Forms of Semite

pluralSemites
alternative formShemite

Origin of Semite

From Sem, Shem + -ite, from Late Latin Sēm, from Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Biblical Hebrew שם (šēm). Compare German Semit, New Latin Sēmīta, French sémite.

Words formed from Semite

Questions about Semite

What does Semite mean?
Semite means a member of a modern people that speak a Semitic language.
What is Semite in Hindi?
Semite in Hindi is सामी (sāmī). See Semite meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Semite?
Semite is a noun.
How do you pronounce Semite?
Semite is pronounced /ˈsiː.maɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of Semite?
The plural of Semite is Semites.

Words near Semite in the dictionary

  1. semitatsama
  2. semitatsamas
  3. semitauonic
  4. semitaur
  5. semitaurs
  6. Semite
  7. semitechnical
  8. semitendinosi
  9. semitendinosus
  10. semitendinous
  11. semiterete

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Semite (page history and authors); सामी (Hindi) (page history and authors); سامی (Urdu) (page history and authors); সামী (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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