Semita

== Czech == === Etymology === From Šém +‎ -ita, from Late Latin Sēm, from Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Biblical Hebrew שם (šēm). Compare German Semit, New Latin Sēmīta, French sémite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsɛmɪta] Rhymes: -ɪta === Noun === Semita m anim Semite (member of any of a number of peoples of ancient southwestern Asia and East Africa such as the Akkadians, Assyrians, Arameans, Phoenicians, Canaanites, Hebrews, Arabs and Aksumites) Jew ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Semita”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “Semita”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989