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Amorite
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amorite
English
Etymology
From en אֲמֹרִי hbo ʾĂmōrî -ite, of en 1 origin; compare akk Amurrum 𒈥𒌅 Amurrum.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæ.məˌɹaɪt/ RP
en /ˈæ.mɚˌaɪt/ [ˈɛə̯mɚ.ʌɪ̯t̚] GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Amorite.wav US
en A mo rite A mor ite
Noun
A member of an ancient Semitic people who lived to the west of the Euphrates.
en Amorrhean
Translations
member of an ancient Semitic people who lived to the west of the Euphrates
Catalan: ca amorreu m, ca amorrea f
Cherokee: chr ᎠᎡᎼᎵ
French: fr Amorrhéen m, fr Amorrhéenne f
German: de Amurriter m, de Amurriterin f, de Amorrhäer m, de Amorrhäerin f
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ἀμορραῖος m
Hungarian: hu amorita, hu emoreus
Italian: it amorreo m, it amorrea f
Latin: la Amorrhaeus m, la Amorrhaea f
Persian: fa عموری 'amuri
Polish: pl Amoryta m, pl Amorytka f
Portuguese: pt amorita mfbysense, pt amorreu m, pt amorreia f
Russian: ru аморе́й m, ru амори́т m
Spanish: es amorreo m, es amorrea f
Tumbuka: tum muAmori 1
Adjective
-
Of or pertaining to this people or language
en Amorrhean
Of or pertaining to the god Amurru (or Martu), worshipped by these people
Translations
pertaining to the Amorites
Catalan: ca amorreu
French: fr amorrhéen
German: de amurritisch, de amorrhäisch
Hungarian: hu amorita, hu emori
Italian: it amorreo
Latin: la Amorrhaeus
Polish: pl amorycki
Portuguese: pt amorita, pt amorreu
Spanish: es amorreo
Proper noun
The language of this people
Translations
the language of the Amorites
Catalan: ca amorreu m
French: fr amorrhéen m
German: de Amurritisch
Hungarian: hu amorita
Italian: it amorreo m
Polish: pl język amorycki m
Portuguese: pt amorita m, pt amorreu m
Spanish: es amorreo m
en 3-syllable words
en Ancient Near East Extinct languages