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单词 shemitic
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Shemiticadj.n.

Brit. /ʃᵻˈmɪtɪk/, U.S. /ʃəˈmɪdɪk/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Shem , -itic suffix.
Etymology: < the name of Shem (see Shemite n. and adj.) + -itic suffix, perhaps as an alteration of Semitic adj., Semitic n. Compare Shemitish adj. and n. at Shemite n. and adj. Derivatives.
A. adj.
1. Designating or belonging to a family of languages of which Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Ethiopic, and ancient Assyrian, are members; = Semitic adj. 1a Now somewhat rare.
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the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic
Shemite1791
Semitic1800
Shemitic1822
Shemitish1822
1822 tr. C. Malte-Brun Universal Geogr. I. xxiii. 570 As most of the nations that speak these languages descend, according to Moses, from Shem, this stock has been distinguished under the general name of the Shemitic languages [Fr. langues sémitiques].
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Introd. p. xvi/2 The real original sense of this Shemitic verb is to remove.
1933 Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner 27 Mar. 7/1 The Shemitic division is further divided into the Arab, Babylonian, Hebrew and others.
1960 S. Potter Lang. in Mod. World 111 The Shemitic or Semitic and Hamitic languages belong to one family called Hamito-Semitic.
2. Of or relating to the Shemites; = Semitic adj. 2a.
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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [adjective]
Shemite1791
Semitic1814
Shemitic1841
Semite1855
Hamito-Semitic1867
Semito-Hamitic1875
1841 J. Beecham Ashantee & Gold Coast Notes 348 If they are the descendants of Phut, then they are not of Shemitic origin, for Phut was the third son of Ham.
1873 C. G. Leland Egyptian Sketch-bk. 251 A true Shemitic mania for making money.
2011 T. H. Perdue Passover & Sukkot cxvi. 338 Shem had him [sc. Nimrod] killed, for his blasphemy against the Shemitic God.
B. n.
A Semite; = Semitic n. 2. Also: any of the Semitic languages. Obsolete.
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1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. II. at Philistines The Shemitics gave place to the Hellenics—a change which dates from the time of Minos.
1871 Calcutta Rev. 53 p. xliv Shemitics have always exhibited a high development of the organ of history.
1887 New People's Cycl. (ed. 19) IV. 1693/1 The name in Shemitic (Tau) signifies a mark (in the form of a cross).

Derivatives

Shemiticize v. [compare slightly earlier Semiticize v., Semitize v.] Obsolete transitive to give a Semitic character to; = Semiticize v.
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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > Semitic [verb (transitive)]
Semitize1858
Semiticize1860
Shemiticize1862
1862 tr. J. E. Renan Ess. Age & Antiq. Bk. Nabathæan Agric. iii. 88 The Parsees..have more or less Shemiticised [Fr. sémitisé] their entire mythology.
1863 R. S. Poole in W. Smith Dict. Bible III. 1815/2 The Egyptian words occurring in Hebrew are few, and the forms of some of them evidently Shemiticized.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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