sémite

See also: Semite and semite

French

Etymology

From Late Latin Sēm, from Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Biblical Hebrew שם (šēm, “name”), from Proto-Semitic *šim-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.mit/

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Adjective

sémite (plural sémites)

1. Semitic

Noun

sémite m or f by sense (plural sémites)

1. Semite

Related terms

• sémitique
• sémitisme

Further reading

• “sémite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• émîtes, estime, estimé