Semitic

Semitic
[sɪˈmɪtɪk]
adjective
  1. relating to or denoting a family of languages that includes Hebrew, Arabic, and Aramaic and certain ancient languages such as Phoenician and Akkadian, constituting the main subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic family
    (包括希伯来语、阿拉伯语和亚兰语及腓尼基语和阿卡德语等古代语言的)闪语族的
  2. of or relating to the peoples who speak these languages, especially Hebrew and Arabic
    闪语族人(尤指希伯来、阿拉伯人)的
语源
  1. from modern Latin Semiticus (see Semite)
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