Английский Этимологический словарь - semite
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Semite
semite
- 1847, from Mod.L. Semita, from L.L. Sem "Shem," one of the three sons of Noah (Gen. x), regarded as the ancestor of the Semites (in the days when anthropology was still bound by the Bible), from Heb. Shem. Semitic (1813) is probably from Ger. semitisch, denoting the language group that includes Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic, Assyrian, etc.
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~ n someone who belongs to the race of people that includes Jews, Arabs and, in ancient times, Babylonians, Assyrians etc (- see also antiSemitism) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
noun Etymology: French semite, from Semitic Shem, from Late Latin, from Greek Sem, from Hebrew Shem Date: 1848 1. a. a member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia including the Akkadians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs b. a descendant of these peoples 2. a member of a modern people speaking a Semitic language ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a member of any of the peoples supposed to be descended from Shem, son of Noah (Gen. 10:21 ff.), including esp. the Jews, Arabs, Assyrians, and Phoenicians. Derivatives Semitism n. Semitist n. Semitize v.tr. (also -ise). Semitization n. Etymology: mod.L Semita f. LL f. Gk Sem Shem ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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