UGARITIC

Meaning of UGARITIC in English

[ ˌju:gə'rɪtɪk ]

■ noun a pre-Phoenician Semitic language written in a distinctive cuneiform alphabet, spoken by the people of Ugarit, an ancient port and trading city in northern Syria.

■ adjective relating to ~.

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UGARITIC — I. noun Date: 1936 the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew, II. adjective Date: 1938 …
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UGARITIC — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rid.ik adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ugarit, ancient city in northwest Syria + English -ic 1. : of, relating …
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UGARITIC — /ooh'geuh rit"ik, yooh'-/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Ugarit, its people, or their language. n. 2. Also, Ugaritian …
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UGARITIC — n. ancient Semitic language
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UGARITIC — I. ˌyü-gə-ˈri-tik, ˌü-gə- noun Date: 1936 : the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew II. …
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UGARITIC — [Uga.rit.ic] n (1936): the Semitic language of ancient Ugarit closely related to Phoenician and Hebrew [2]Ugaritic adj (1938): of, relating …
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UGARITIC — Ugaritic BrE AmE ˌuːɡ ə ˈrɪt ɪk ◂ ˌjuːɡ- AmE \ -ˈrɪt̬-
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UGARITIC — n. Function: adjective Date: 1938 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Ugarit, its inhabitants, or …
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UGARITIC — n. Pronunciation: ˌ yü-g ə - ' ri-tik, ˌ ü-g ə - Function: noun Date: 1936 : the Semitic language …
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UGARITIC ALPHABET — cuneiform writing system used on the Syrian coast from the 15th to 13th century BC. It is believed that it …
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SEMITIC LANGUAGES — Family of Afro-Asiatic languages spoken in northern Africa and South Asia. No other language family has been attested in writing …
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UGARITIAN — ˌügəˈrishən, -rēsh- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ugarit, ancient city + English -ic : ugaritic
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RAS SHAMRA — ˈräsˈshamrə adjective Usage: usually capitalized R&S Etymology: from Ras Shamra, Syria 1. : of or from the village of Ras …
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YAM-NAHAR — [Other] The Ugaritic god of the wathers. He is the arch-enemy of Baal.
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TALAY — [Other] In Ugaritic mythology, a daughter of Baal, god of rains, who is preceded by cool dews.
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SHAPASH — [Other] The Ugaritic goddess of the sun. She was often called 'torch of the gods.'
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SHAHAR — [Other] The gracious god. This Ugaritic god is the brother of El and brother of Shalim.
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