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Look up semitic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Semitic most commonly refers to the Semitic languages, a name used since the 1770s to refer to the
Semitic
Branch of the Afroasiatic languages
The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They include Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Modern South
Semitic_languages
Obsolete racial category
Semitic people or Semites is an obsolete term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group formerly used in connection with ancient and modern peoples of the
Semitic_people
Large language family of Africa and West Asia
Afroasiatic languages (also known as the Afro-Asiatic, Afrasian, Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic languages) are a language family (or phylum) of about
Afroasiatic_languages
Topics referred to by the same term
and Mandaeism. Ancient Semitic religion, polytheistic pre-Abrahamic religions practiced by Ancient Semitic peoples Semitic neopaganism, religions based
Semitic_religions
Consonant roots in Semitic languages
The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or "radicals" (hence the term consonantal root)
Semitic_root
Ancient Semitic religion encompasses the polytheistic religions of the Semitic peoples from the ancient Near East and Northeast Africa. Since the term
Ancient_Semitic_religion
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
first by Steinschneider, who challenged Renan on account of his 'anti-Semitic prejudices' [i.e., his derogation of the Semites as a race]." Psychologist
Antisemitism
Hypothetical reconstructed proto-language
question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Proto-Semitic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Semitic languages. There is no consensus among scholars
Proto-Semitic_language
Residents of the ancient Near East until the end of antiquity
Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples or Proto-Semitic people were speakers of Semitic languages who lived throughout the ancient Near East and later also
Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples
Ancient_Semitic-speaking_peoples
False claims about Jews and Judaism
Anti-Semitic Propaganda, Anti-Defamation League, 2001. Retrieved 12 June 2007. "The stress on Holocaust revisionism underscored the new anti-Semitic agenda
Antisemitic_trope
Group of Semitic Languages
The West Semitic languages are a proposed major sub-grouping of Semitic languages, the other being the long-extinct East Semitic languages division. The
West_Semitic_languages
Family of languages spoken in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan
Ethio-Semitic (also Ethiopian Semitic, Ethiosemitic, Ethiopic or Abyssinian) is a family of languages spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan. They form
Ethio-Semitic_languages
Division of the Semitic languages of the Levant
Northwest Semitic is a division of the Semitic languages comprising indigenous languages of the Levant. It emerged from Proto-Semitic in the Early Bronze
Northwest_Semitic_languages
Proposed group of Semitic languages
The Central Semitic languages comprise one of the two groups of West Semitic languages, the other being the South Semitic languages. They are therefore
Central_Semitic_languages
Religions attempting to reconstruct ancient Semitic religions
Semitic neopaganism is a group of religions based on or attempting to reconstruct the ancient Semitic religions, mostly practiced among Jews in the United
Semitic_neopaganism
Subgroup of the Semitic languages
The East Semitic languages are one of three branches of the Semitic language family. This branch is known from three languages, Akkadian, Eblaite, and
East_Semitic_languages
Set of monotheistic religions
in Abu Dhabi built in the spirit of Abrahamic unity Abrahamites Ancient Semitic religion Din-i Ilahi Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement Chrislam Christianity
Abrahamic_religions
Defunct political party
Semitic Action (Hebrew: הפעולה השמית, HaPeulah Hashemit) was a small Israeli political group of the 1950s and 1960s which sought the creation of a regional
Semitic_Action
Group of South Semitic languages of Arabia and Socotra
The Modern South Arabian languages, also known as Eastern South Semitic languages, are a group of endangered languages spoken by small populations inhabiting
Modern_South_Arabian
Proposed Semitic branch of south Arabia and East Africa
South Semitic is a putative branch of the Semitic languages, which form a branch of the larger Afroasiatic language family, found in (North and East)
South_Semitic_languages
Writing system where each symbol stands for a consonant
consonantal Semitic scripts such as Phoenician, Hebrew, and other Semitic proto-alphabets classified within the family of scripts used to write West Semitic languages
Abjad
Writing system used c. 1050 to 146 BC
alphabet proper uses 22 consonant letters—as an abjad used to write a Semitic language, it leaves vowel sounds implicit—though late varieties sometimes
Phoenician_alphabet
Central Semitic language
Arabic is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization
Arabic
Word meaning "father" in Semitic languages
or Av (related to Akkadian abu), sometimes Abba, means "father" in most Semitic and Afroasiatic languages. ’Ab (أَب), from a theoretical, abstract form
Ab_(Semitic)
Representation of Semitic languages in the Latin script
Semitic romanization is the process (generally called romanization) by which Semitic languages are transliterated into the Latin alphabet. The Semitic
Semitic_romanization
Extinct Semitic language of Mesopotamia
ə-KAY-dee-ən; Akkadian: 𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑(𒌝), romanized: Akkadû(m)) is an East Semitic language that is attested in ancient Mesopotamia (Akkad, Assyria, Isin
Akkadian_language
Obsolete language hypothesis
The Indo-Semitic hypothesis maintains that a genetic relationship exists between Indo-European and Semitic languages, and that the Indo-European and the
Indo-Semitic_languages
State in Mesopotamia (c. 2334–2154 BC)
/ˈɑːkɑːd/) and its surrounding region in modern-day Iraq, the empire united the Semitic Akkadian and Sumerian speakers under one rule and exercised significant
Akkadian_Empire
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
Yahweh was an ancient Semitic deity in the southeastern ancient Levant that became the national god of the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel-Samaria and Judah
Yahweh
Study of the Semitic peoples
Semitic studies, or Semitology, is the academic field dedicated to the studies of Semitic languages and literatures and the history of the Semitic-speaking
Semitic_studies
Middle Bronze Age script
evidence; it is only with the Bronze Age collapse and the rise of new Semitic kingdoms in the Levant that Proto-Canaanite is clearly attested (Byblos
Proto-Sinaitic_script
Disputed Pre-Indo-European Language Family
Semitic or "Semitidic" (para-Semitic) origin are a disputed concept in historical linguistics put forward by Theo Vennemann. He proposed that Semitic-language-speakers
Atlantic_(Semitic)_languages
Semitic language spoken mostly in Malta
or Lingwa Maltija) is a Central Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic. It is the only Semitic language officially written in the
Maltese_language
Twentieth letter of the Latin alphabet
texts. Taw was the last letter of the Western Semitic and Hebrew alphabets. The sound value of Semitic Taw, the Greek alphabet Tαυ (Tau), Old Italic and
T
Northwest Semitic language
Hebrew is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by
Hebrew_language
Ethio-Semitic language
Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language
Amharic
Family of writing systems that split from the Proto-Sinaitic script
The South Semitic scripts are a cluster of alphabets that had derived from the Proto-Sinaitic script by the 10th century BC. The family has two main branches:
South_Semitic_scripts
Reconstructed ancestor of the Afroasiatic language family
Proto-Afroasiatic (PAA), also known as Proto-Hamito-Semitic, Proto-Semito-Hamitic, and Proto-Afrasian, is the hypothetical proto-language from which all
Proto-Afroasiatic_language
This is a list of English words of Semitic origin other than those solely of Arabic origin or Hebrew origin. Most of these words are found in ancient
List of English words of Semitic origin
List_of_English_words_of_Semitic_origin
have been dated back to the 2nd millennium BC among a community of West Semitic laborers in the Sinai Peninsula. Exposed to the idea of writing through
History_of_the_alphabet
Generalized representations of Jewish people
representations of Jews, often caricatured, prejudiced and sometimes of an anti-semitic nature. Reproduced common objects, phrases, and traditions are used to
Stereotypes_of_Jews
Topics referred to by the same term
Semiticism may refer to: Semitism (linguistics), a grammatical or syntactical behaviour in a language which reveals that the influence of a Semitic language
Semitism
Judith (1997). "Arabic Dialects and Maltese". In Hetzron, Robert (ed.). The Semitic Languages. Routledge. pp. 263–311. ISBN 978-0-415-05767-7. Norman, Jerry
List of languages by number of native speakers
List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers
Comparative Semitics is a field of comparative linguistics and philology concerning the Semitic languages. While existing as a field of study in and of
Comparative_Semitics
Semitic title often used in reference to deities
was a title and honorific meaning "owner" or "lord" in the Northwest Semitic languages spoken in the Levant during antiquity. From its use among people
Baal
Semitic language
Aramaic is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, Sinai,
Aramaic
Group of ancient Semitic religions
W. F. Albright, for example, says that El Shaddai is a derivation of a Semitic stem that appears in the Akkadian shadû ('mountain') and shaddā'û or shaddû'a
Canaanite_religion
The Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions, also known as Northwest Semitic inscriptions, are the primary extra-Biblical sources for understanding of the
Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions
Canaanite_and_Aramaic_inscriptions
Northwest Semitic supreme deity
boxes, or other symbols instead of Ugaritic alphabet. El is a Northwest Semitic word meaning 'god' or 'deity', or referring (as a proper name) to any one
El_(deity)
Arabic dialect spoken in medieval Sicily
centuries developed into Maltese Language family Afro-Asiatic Semitic West Semitic Central Semitic Arabic Maghrebi Pre-Hilalian Pre-Hilalian Tunisian Arabic
Siculo-Arabic
Large dialect continuum from the Levant and Mesopotamia
referred to as Canaanite dialects, are one of four subgroups of the Northwest Semitic languages of Western Asia. The others are the still spoken Aramaic and
Canaanite_languages
Judith (1997). "Arabic Dialects and Maltese". In Hetzron, Robert (ed.). The Semitic Languages. Routledge. pp. 263–311. ISBN 978-0-415-05767-7. Norman, Jerry
List of languages by total number of speakers
List_of_languages_by_total_number_of_speakers
Akkadian sound law
inherited Semitic roots whose emphatics were usually dissimilated. Compare: Proto-Semitic *ṣ̂bṭ > Akkadian ṣabātu "to seize" Proto-Semitic *ḳṭn > Akkadian
Geers's_law
Seventeenth letter of the Semitic scripts
Pe is the seventeenth letter of the Semitic abjads, including Arabic fāʾ ف, Aramaic pē 𐡐, Hebrew pē פ, Phoenician pē 𐤐, and Syriac pē ܦ. (in abjadi
Pe_(Semitic_letter)
Name list
from the ancient Semitic triliteral root H‑Y‑TH, associated in Arabic with a young eagle or hawk, with underlying roots in Proto‑Semitic meanings related
Haitham
Topics referred to by the same term
Semitic people, Semitic peoples or Semites may refer to the racial and ethnic concept of Semitic race, in common use between late 18th to early 20th century
Semitic people (disambiguation)
Semitic_people_(disambiguation)
Archaic form of the Hebrew language
form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Israel
Biblical_Hebrew
Canaanite god
death. The word belongs to a set of cognates meaning 'death' in other Semitic and Afro-Asiatic languages: Arabic موت mawt; Hebrew מות (mot or mavet;
Mot_(god)
Royal title of Ethiopia and Eritrea, equivalent to "king"
Negus is the word for "king" in the Ethiopian Semitic languages and a title which was usually bestowed upon a regional ruler by the Negusa Nagast, or
Negus
Semitic word for 'king'
Mallick, Melekh) is the Semitic term translating to "king", recorded in East Semitic and Arabic, and as M-L-K in Northwest Semitic during the Late Bronze
Malik
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
these years, the country experienced another major famine and an anti-semitic campaign peaking in the doctors' plot. Stalin died in 1953 and was eventually
Joseph_Stalin
Standard form of the Hebrew language
language spoken today. It is the only extant Canaanite language of the Semitic language family, as well as one of the oldest attested languages to be
Modern_Hebrew
Royal title in the Ethiopian Empire
belonging to a wider Semitic titulary tradition, derived from the root r-ʾ-s, meaning “head” or “chief”, which is attested across the Semitic language family
Ras_(title)
Semitic-speaking ethnic group in Ethiopia
The Tigrayan people (Tigrinya: ተጋሩ, romanized: Təgaru) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group indigenous to the Tigray Region of northern Ethiopia. They
Tigrayans
Fourth letter of the Latin alphabet
worldwide. Its name in English is dee (pronounced /ˈdiː/ ), plural dees. The Semitic letter Dāleth may have developed from the logogram for a fish or a door
D
Academic journal
Asia portal The Journal of Semitic Studies is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal that was established in 1955. It covers research of the modern
Journal_of_Semitic_Studies
30, 2005) was a prominent scholar of Semitic languages and one of the foremost authorities on North-West Semitic languages. Born in Prague, then Czechoslovakia
Stanislav_Segert
Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Italian spelling rules as Tigrigna, is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is primarily
Tigrinya_language
Ancient Semitic goddess
romanized: Aširat; Qatabanian: 𐩱𐩻𐩧𐩩 ʾṯrt) was a goddess in ancient Semitic religions. She also appears in Hittite writings as Ašerdu(š) or Ašertu(š)
Asherah
Research institute in Princeton, New Jersey, USA
The Institute of Semitic Studies (ISS) is a nonprofit independent research institution based in Princeton, New Jersey, United States, dedicated to the
Institute_of_Semitic_Studies
Principle of Biblical criticism
criterion of Semitisms and Palestinian background or the criterion of Semitic language phenomena and Palestinian environment is a tool used by Biblical
Criterion of contextual credibility
Criterion_of_contextual_credibility
Semitic-speaking ethnic group in Ethiopia
(Amharic: አማራ, romanized: Āmara; Ge'ez: ዐምሐራ, romanized: ʾÄməḥära) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group indigenous to Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa, traditionally
Amhara_people
Semitic triconsonantal root
Š-L-M is a triconsonantal root of many Semitic words (many of which are used as names). The root meaning translates to "whole, safe, intact, unharmed
Š-L-M
Twenty-first letter in many Semitic alphabets
Šin (šīn) or Sheen) is the twenty-first and penultimate letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician šīn 𐤔, Hebrew šīn ש, Aramaic šīn 𐡔, Syriac
Shin_(letter)
Sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet
worldwide. Its name in English is pee (pronounced /ˈpiː/ ), plural pees. The Semitic Pê (mouth), as well as the Greek Π or π (Pi), and the Etruscan and Latin
P
Attack on a street in the German capital of Berlin
Tagesspiegel, 20 April 2018 Attacker in anti-Semitic video turns himself in to police, DW.com, 19 April 2018 "Anti-Semitic crimes increase dramatically in Germany"
2018 Berlin antisemitic attack
2018_Berlin_antisemitic_attack
Topics referred to by the same term
concerns the use of magic Semitic neopaganism, a group of religions based on or attempting to reconstruct the ancient Semitic religions Witchcraft and
Jewish_magic
Extinct ancient Phoenician language
Phoenician language, a Canaanite language of the Northwest Semitic branch of the Semitic languages. An offshoot of the Phoenician language of coastal
Punic_language
Linguistic root in Semitic languages
K-B-D (Hebrew: כ־ב־ד; East Semitic K-B-T; Arabic: ك-ب-د) is a triliteral Semitic root with the common meaning of to "be heavy", and thence "be important;
K-B-D
Topics referred to by the same term
to: Babylon, a Semitic Akkadian city/state of ancient Mesopotamia founded in 1894 BC Babylonia, an ancient Akkadian-speaking Semitic nation-state and
Babylonian
South Semitic language of Socotra, Yemen
Soqotri is a South Semitic language spoken by the Soqotrans on the islands of the Socotra Archipelago in Yemen. Soqotri is one of six languages that form
Soqotri_language
Arabic greeting
least to Laqit bin Yamar al-Ayadi (6th century), and cognates in older Semitic languages—Aramaic šlāmā ʿalḵōn (ܫܠܵܡܵܐ ܥܲܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ) and Hebrew shalom aleichem
As-salamu_alaykum
Region in the ancient Near East
Canaan was an ancient Semitic-speaking civilization and region of the Southern Levant during the late 2nd millennium BC. Canaan had significant geopolitical
Canaan
Genealogical position of Arabic varieties
position of Arabic within the group of Semitic languages has long been an active area of research. Historically, the Semitic languages originated in a relatively
Classification of Arabic languages
Classification_of_Arabic_languages
Country in West Asia
known written Semitic languages after Akkadian. Recent classifications of the Eblaite language have shown that it was an East Semitic language, closely
Syria
Name list
Adnan, an ancient ancestor of various Semitic tribes. The etymological meaning of the name is settler, from a Semitic root `dn; "to stay, abide". The literal
Adnan_(name)
Topics referred to by the same term
ancient East Semitic Akkadian language In modern Assyrian terminology, related to Neo-Aramaic languages: Suret language, a modern West Semitic language that
Assyrian_language
Ancient Greek goddess of love
been derived from the Phoenician goddess Astarte, a cognate of the East Semitic goddess Ishtar, whose cult was based on the Sumerian cult of Inanna. Aphrodite's
Aphrodite
Affinity towards the Jewish people
logic of 'Concerning the Jews' and all philo-Semitism leads to the anti-Semitic beliefs that the latter seeks to deflate". Philosemitic ideas have also
Philosemitism
Country in West Asia
barren land of most of Arabia. These etymologies may be connected, as Semitic culture awards the right-hand side greater auspice and vitality. The Romans
Yemen
Title applied to various gods of ancient Mesopotamian religions
as Beltis (Βελτις). Linguistically, Bel is an East Semitic form cognate with the Northwest Semitic Baal with the same meaning. Bel was especially used
Bel_(mythology)
Seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets
(also spelled zain or zayn or simply zay) is the seventh letter of the Semitic abjads, including Phoenician zayn 𐤆, Hebrew zayīn ז, Aramaic zain 𐡆,
Zayin
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
the written Akkadian language for official use, despite its Northwest Semitic-speaking Amorite founders and Kassite successors, who spoke a language
Babylonia
Morphological form of a noun
particularly common in Semitic languages (such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Syriac), in Berber languages, and in the extinct Egyptian language. In Semitic languages, nouns
Construct_state
Extinct Semitic language used in the third millennium BC
also known as Eblan by ISO 639-3), or Palaeosyrian, is an extinct East Semitic language used during the 3rd millennium BC in Northern Syria. It was named
Eblaite_language
American actor and filmmaker (born 1956)
the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020. "Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade Alleged Cover Up". TMZ.com. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original
Mel_Gibson
reliable correlations between the refugee influx and the numbers of anti-Semitic attacks". In February 2019, crime data released by the government for 2018
Antisemitism_in_Europe
Male given name
many other forms in most of the Semitic languages stem from a common Proto-Semitic root. Unrelated to the use in Semitic languages, Malik is also a common
Malik_(name)
Semitic-speaking ethnic group in the Horn of Africa
(Harari: ጌይ ኡሱኣች / ݘٛىيْ أُسُأَڛْ, Gēy Usuach, "People of the City") is a Semitic-speaking ethnic group which inhabits the Horn of Africa. Members of this
Harari_people
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