Semite
/ˈsiːmʌɪt
/ /ˈsɛmʌɪt/noun
A member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, including in particular the Jews and Arabs.After the Bronze Age, Amorites, Western Semites, Hyksos and Hittites successively invaded the area....
- Within the gaunt pinnacles, in colours that represent ores and igneous rock, Ancient Egyptians, Semites and Nabataeans have left evidence of passage.
- Paradoxically, they accuse Arabs who are Semites themselves, of anti-Semitism.
Origin
From modern Latin Semita, via late Latin from Greek Sēm 'Shem', son of Noah in the Bible, from whom these peoples were traditionally supposed to be descended.