Semite

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Pronunciation

'se-"mIt, esp. British 'sE-"mIt

[edit] Etymology

French sémite, from Semitic shem, from Late Latin, from Greek σημ, from Hebrew שם (šēm) ("name").

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Semite

Plural -

Semite

1. a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
2. descendant of these peoples.
3. a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language.
4. a descendant of the biblical Patriarch Shem.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eeimst
• mesite
• Timese