Semitic

Se·mit·ic  (s-mtk)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the Semites or their languages or cultures.

2. Of, relating to, or constituting a subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic language group that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic.

n.

1. The Semitic languages.

2. Any one of the Semitic languages.

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[New Latin Smiticus, from Smita, Semite, from Late Latin Sm, Shem, eponymous ancestor of the Semites, from Greek, from Hebrew m.]

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Semitic

Noun

a group of languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic

Adjective

1. of this group of languages

2. of any of the peoples speaking a Semitic language, esp. the Jews or the Arabs

3. same as Jewish

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Semitic - a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family Afrasian, Afrasian language, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic - a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa Akkadian - an ancient branch of the Semitic languages Amharic, Ethiopian language - the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact Arabic, Arabic language - the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects Aramaic - a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia Maltese language, Malti, Maltese - the national language of the Republic of Malta; a Semitic language derived from Arabic but with many loan words from Italian, Spanish, and Norman-French Canaanitic, Canaanitic language - a group of Semitic languages
Adj.	1.	Semitic - of or relating to the group of Semitic languages; "Semitic tongues have a complicated morphology"
	2.	Semitic - of or relating to or characteristic of Semites; "Semite peoples" Semite