Main Entry:

¹Se·mit·ic

Pronunciation:

\sə-ˈmi-tik also -ˈme-\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

German semitisch, from Semit, Semite Semite, probably from New Latin Semita, from Late Latin Sem Shem

Date:

1813

1 : of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family that includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Amharic 2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Semites 3 : jewish