| 释义 |
se·mit·ic
I. \sə̇ˈmid.ik, -mit], ]ēk also seˈm-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German semitisch, from semit, semite Semite (probably from New Latin semita, from Late Latin Semitic, son of Noah + Latin -ita -ite) + -isch -ic
: of, relating to, characteristic of, or constituting the Semites or the Semitic languages
< Semitic peoples >
< Semitic dialects >
specifically : jewish
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: capitalized
1.
a. : the Semitic languages as a group
< discrepancies between structure and function are actually greater in Indo-European than in Semitic — Language >
b. : one of the Semitic languages
< the Babylonians and Assyrians spoke Semitic — C.S.Coon >
2. : semite |