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Consonant roots in Semitic languages
and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or "radicals" (hence the term consonantal root). Such abstract consonantal
Semitic_root
Branch of the Afroasiatic languages
The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They include Arabic, Amharic, Tigrinya, Aramaic, Hebrew, Maltese, Modern South
Semitic_languages
Large language family of Africa and West Asia
Afroasiatic languages (also known as the Afro-Asiatic, Afrasian, Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic languages) are a language family (or phylum) of about
Afroasiatic_languages
Triconsonantal Semitic root meaning "sacred, holy"
dictionary. Q-D-Š is a triconsonantal Semitic root meaning "sacred, holy", derived from a concept central to ancient Semitic religion. From a basic verbal meaning
Q-D-Š
2021 biography of Muhammad
Portrait has the author writing about Semitic root words. Arabic texts are traced back to their original Semitic root words, in reference to language and
Muhammad the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait
Muhammad_the_World-Changer:_An_Intimate_Portrait
Semitic root
dictionary. K-P-R is a Semitic root, in Arabic and Hebrew rendered as K-F-R (Arabic: ك-ف-ر; Hebrew: כ־פ־ר). The basic meaning of the root is "to cover", but
K-P-R
Linguistic root in Semitic languages
K-B-D (Hebrew: כ־ב־ד; East Semitic K-B-T; Arabic: ك-ب-د) is a triliteral Semitic root with the common meaning of to "be heavy", and thence "be important;
K-B-D
Proposed group of Semitic languages
The Central Semitic languages comprise one of the two groups of West Semitic languages, the other being the South Semitic languages. They are therefore
Central_Semitic_languages
Triconsonantal Semitic root of Arabic and Hebrew words
triconsonantal Semitic root of many Arabic and some Hebrew words. Many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root is "to praise"
Ḥ-M-D
Largest city in the Northern District of Israel
Aramaic form of the name, or from another Semitic language form. If there were a tsade (צ) in the original Semitic form, as in the later Hebrew forms, it
Nazareth
Hebrew word and greeting
Ethiopian Semitic languages from the Proto-Semitic root Š-L-M. In Hebrew, words are built on "roots", generally of three consonants. When the root consonants
Shalom
Hypothetical reconstructed proto-language
question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Proto-Semitic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Semitic languages. There is no consensus among scholars
Proto-Semitic_language
Name list
(حَمَّدَ), meaning "to praise", which itself comes from the triconsonantal Semitic root Ḥ-M-D. Other spellings of the name include Muhammed, Muhamad, Mohammad
Muhammad_(name)
Ancient region in the northern highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea
mountain in Ibb Governorate, perhaps related in etymology with the ḥbš Semitic root. Modern Western European languages, including English, appear to borrow
Abyssinia
Name list
origin. From the Semitic root B-R-K, it means "blessed" and is most commonly used in its feminine form Baraka(h). The Semitic root is derived from B-R-Q
Barack_(name)
Lexical core of a word without affixes
Phono-semantic matching Principal parts Proto-Indo-European root Radical (Chinese character) Semitic root Word family Word stem Katamba, Francis (2006). Morphology
Root_(linguistics)
Topics referred to by the same term
for a racial group Ancient Semitic religion Semitic religions (disambiguation) Proto-Semitic language Semitic root Semitic studies Semitism (disambiguation)
Semitic
Name list
an ancient ancestor of various Semitic tribes. The etymological meaning of the name is settler, from a Semitic root `dn; "to stay, abide". The literal
Adnan_(name)
Name list
Ṭalāl) is an Arabic masculine given name and a surname. The name's Proto-Semitic root is ṭ-l-l, meaning "dew". People with the name include: Talal of Jordan
Talal
Female given name
wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau. The name comes from the Semitic root ר-ב-ק (r-b-q), meaning "to tie firmly"; Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament
Rebecca_(given_name)
Royal title of Ethiopia and Eritrea, equivalent to "king"
Sometime during the development of the Ethio-Semitic language family "m-l-k," the original triconsonantal root for king, was elevated to the generic word
Negus
Name list
from Semitic languages, they are nonetheless etymologically unrelated. In Arabic, the name means "just before dawn", coming from a common Semitic root meaning
Sahar_(name)
Sacred state
Ihram (Arabic: إِحْرَام, romanized: iḥrām, from the Semitic root Ḥ-R-M) is a sacred state which a Muslim must enter to perform the Hajj (major pilgrimage)
Ihram
Primordial waters of creation in the Bible
meanings. According to a theological dictionary, tehom derives from a Semitic root which denoted the sea as a non-personified entity with mythological import
Tehom
Ancient Semitic goddess
from Ugarit, it would be pronounced differently. The common Northwest Semitic root ʾṯr (cf Arabic: أثر) means "trace, way". Biblical Hebrew: הָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת
Asherah
Herb in Greek and Roman legend
are white with green stripes. Victor Bérard (1906) relying partly on a Semitic root, prefers the Atriplex halimus family Amaranthaceae – a herb or low shrub
Moly_(herb)
Rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 10-220 CE
("Interpreters"). The root tannā (תנא) is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew root shānā (שנה), which also is the Semitic root found in the word Mishnah
Tannaim
Ethnic group in Eritrea
semantically untenable. The term Kebessa might derive from the South-Semitic root kbs meaning "to embrace" or "to encompass," and its original meaning
Tigrinya_people
Ancient Semitic deity in the Levant
Yahweh was an ancient Semitic deity in the southeastern ancient Levant that became the national god of the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel-Samaria and Judah
Yahweh
Reconstructed ancestor of the Afroasiatic language family
the degree to which Proto-Afroasiatic had root-and-pattern morphology, as most fully displayed in the Semitic, Egyptian, and to some degree Cushitic branches
Proto-Afroasiatic_language
Extinct ancient Phoenician language
946, 948: Semitic root D-B-R, 'to speak, word' fel, 'he did' (935), li-ful (935) and lu-ful (945), 'to do' (infinitive construct): Semitic root P-‘-L, 'to
Punic_language
Name list
"birth" or "nativity," which stems from the Semitic root w-l-d ("to give birth" or "to bear"). This root is shared across Arabic, Aramaic/Syriac, and
Milad_(given_name)
High-ranking political advisor or minister
be derived from the Arabic wazara (lit. 'to bear a burden'), from the Semitic root W-Z-R. The word is mentioned in the Quran, where Aaron is described as
Vizier
Name for the cannabis plant
possibly itself originating as a loan from an earlier semitic root *mrj "hemp". The Semitic root is also found in the Spanish word mejorana and in English
Marijuana_(word)
Topics referred to by the same term
Qedesh, Qetesh, Kadesh, Kedesh, Kadeš and Qades come from the common Semitic root "Q-D-Š", which means "sacred." Kadesh and variations may refer to: Kadesh
Kadesh
Semitic language spoken mostly in Malta
Maltija) is a Central Semitic language derived from late medieval Sicilian Arabic with Romance superstrata. It is the only Semitic language officially written
Maltese_language
First letter of many Semitic abjads
consonants to be conjugated in the manner of a standard three consonant Semitic root. In most Hebrew dialects as well as Syriac, the aleph is an absence of
Aleph
Male given name
many other forms in most of the Semitic languages stem from a common Proto-Semitic root. Unrelated to the use in Semitic languages, Malik is also a common
Malik_(name)
Wife of Punic general Hannibal
Charles-Picard argued for a Punic heritage based on an etymology from the Semitic root m-l-k ('chief', 'king'). Silius also suggests the existence of a son
Imilce
Jewish study hall located in a synagogue, yeshiva, kollel or other building
term "madrasah" is derived from the same Semitic root, and refers to any type of educational institution. The root דרש means "to seek [knowledge]" and is
Beth_midrash
Senior military rank of the Israel Defense Forces
55:13, where it is used as a general term for teacher. It comes from a Semitic root meaning "thousand," making an ’allup̄ the one who commands a thousand
Aluf
Archaic term for Arabs and later for all Muslims
it being derived from the Semitic triliteral root šrq "east" and šrkt "tribe, confederation". Another possible Semitic root is srq "to steal, rob, thief"
Saracen
Quranic term for peace or serenity
Sakina or Sakinah (Arabic: سـكـن) is an Arabic word based on a Semitic root, through which it is also related to a Hebrew derivative. In Arabic it conotes
Sakina
Name list
ultimately from the Hebrew Šĕlōmō (שְׁלֹמֹה). It is derived from the Semitic root Š-L-M (ש-ל-ם), which translates to "whole, complete" which is also the
Solomon_(name)
Hebrew word for a sexually mature woman
(sing; עַלְמָה ‘almā) and alamot (plur; עֲלָמוֹת ‘ălāmōṯ), drawn from a Semitic root implying the vigour of puberty, refer to a young woman who is sexually
Almah
Masculine given name
the Semitic root y-š-ʕ (Hebrew: ישע), meaning "to deliver; to rescue." Likely originating in proto-Semitic (yṯ'), it appears in several Semitic personal
Jesus_(name)
Semitic root meaning "to save", so that the translation of the full name into English is "Hadad is my salvation". This name is significant in Semitic
Hadad-yith'i
Christian churches of the Byzantine Rite
the Byzantine Rite, and their members. The name comes from the Central Semitic root m-l-k 'royal', referring to the loyalty to the Byzantine emperor, and
Melkite
Place in Egypt given to the Hebrews by the pharaoh of Joseph
by some scholars to have been most probably a Semitic loanword, possibly deriving from the Semitic root gšm "rain, storm". Donald Redford, while not disputing
Land_of_Goshen
Writing system used c. 1050 to 146 BC
alphabet proper uses 22 consonant letters—as an abjad used to write a Semitic language, it leaves vowel sounds implicit—though late varieties sometimes
Phoenician_alphabet
Arabic language given name
alphabet spelling of the name Ayman. In Arabic, it is derived from the Semitic root (ي م ن) for right, and literally means righteous, blessed or lucky. In
Aiman
God in the Canaanite religion pantheon
Shahar as the Morning Star. His name derives from the triconsonantal Semitic root Š-L-M ("whole, safe, sound, peace"). An Ugaritic myth known as The Gracious
Shalim
Northwest Semitic language
mentioned in Genesis 10:21. The name is believed to be based on the Semitic root ʕ-b-r (ע־ב־ר), meaning 'beyond', 'other side', 'across'; interpretations
Hebrew_language
Community leader of significant civic status In several ancient Semitic-speaking cultures
other Semitic languages, shopheṭ literally means "Judge", from the Semitic root Š-P-Ṭ, "to pass judgment". Cognate titles exist in other Semitic cultures
Shophet
Name list
alphabet) is an Arabic masculine given name. It is derived from the Arabic Semitic root (ي م ن) for right, and literally means righteous, on the right, right-handed
Ayman
Cities destroyed by God in the Book of Genesis
According to Burton MacDonald, the Hebrew term for Gomorrah was based on the Semitic root ʿ-m-r, which means "be deep, copious (water)". They are known in Hebrew
Sodom_and_Gomorrah
Place of destruction and the archangel of the abyss in the Hebrew Bible
Brown–Driver–Briggs lexicon, the Hebrew אבדון ’ăḇadōn is an intensive form of the Semitic root and verb stem אָבַד ’ăḇāḏ "perish", transitive "destroy", which occurs
Abaddon
Topics referred to by the same term
This phrase and the Arabic word Salām سلام 'peace' derive from the Semitic root Š-L-M. Salaam or Salam may also refer to: Al-Salam SC, several sports
Salaam_(disambiguation)
Name list
Deborah led an attack against the forces of King Jabin of Hazor. The Semitic root B-R-Q has the meaning "to shine"; "lightning". The biblical name ברק
Barak_(name)
Aromatic resin from the Commiphora myrrha tree
available as Jewish Incense. The word myrrh corresponds to a common Semitic root m-r-r meaning "bitter", as in Hebrew מר mar, Arabic مُرّ murr and Aramaic
Myrrh
Arabic word for God
Al-Jallad 2025, pp. 3–4. Columbia Encyclopaedia says: Derived from an old Semitic root referring to the Divine and used in the Canaanite El, the Mesopotamian
Allah
Genus of reptiles
(Standard Arabic, colloquially ورر [warar] or ورن [waran]), from a common Semitic root ouran, waran, warar or waral, meaning "lizard beast". In English, they
Monitor_lizard
Islamic holy place (lit. "sanctuary")
'sanctuary') is one of several similar words originating from the triliteral Semitic root Ḥ-R-M. The word literally means "sanctuary", commonly used by Muslims
Haram_(site)
Ancient unit of currency
and Hasmonean Judea. The word shekel is based on the triliteral Proto-Semitic root ṯql, cognate to the Akkadian šiqlu or siqlu, a unit of weight equivalent
Shekel
Group mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
language term, which could be derived from the Semitic root רָפָא r-p-ʾ or רָפָה r-ph. The first root suggests "healing" (רְפוּאָה, rəp̄ūʾā) of some sort
Rephaite
Infantry combat helmet covering
Jerusalem during the Second Temple period. The name originates from a Semitic root meaning to wrap.[citation needed] The mitznefet was originally adopted
Mitznefet_(Israeli_military)
Israeli national holiday
Imperial Aramaic: סְגֵד sgēd "to prostrate oneself (in worship)". The Semitic root sgd is the same as in mesgid, one of the two Beta Israel Ge'ez terms
Sigd
Religious declaration of affirmation
blessings. The basic triconsonantal root א-מ-נ, from which the word is derived, is common to a number of languages in the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages
Amen
have been dated back to the 2nd millennium BC among a community of West Semitic laborers in the Sinai Peninsula. Exposed to the idea of writing through
History_of_the_alphabet
Author of part of the Hebrew Bible
to the Psalm's colophon. B. Bava Batra connects the name Heman to the semitic root אמנ (ʔ-m-n) meaning "trusted", while CYDA speculates it is from נתן (n-t-n)
Heman_the_Ezrahite
Babylonian creation myth
Vedic works; and that both texts were written in languages with a common Semitic root. Regarding the creation of man, there are similarities in the use of
Enūma_Eliš
Biblical figure and son of Jacob and Leah
a rich parallel in the name of a Semitic slave recorded in the Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt derived from the Semitic root ś-k-r "favorable, favor". The causative
Issachar
Middle Eastern dessert
the Coptic Egyptian kenephiten, a bread or cake. Or it may come from a Semitic root meaning "side" or "wing", and from the Arabic kanafa, "to flank or enclose"
Knafeh
Name list
holding group based in Israel Hebrew name Š-L-M, the triconsonantal Semitic root Solomon (name) Haas, Benjamin (October 16, 2011). "Chinese Jews feel
Shlomo
Mesopotamian god of literacy and scribes
Akkadian nabû means 'announcer' or 'authorised person', derived from the Semitic root n-b-y or nbʾ. It is cognate with Classical Syriac: ܢܒܝܐ, romanized: nəḇiyyā
Nabu
Obsolete language hypothesis
languages, and that the Indo-European and the Semitic language families both descend from a common root ancestral language. The theory is not widely accepted
Indo-Semitic_languages
Turkish title and derived names
social positions"; jallāb is derived from root j-l-b "to have brought, to import", ultimately from West Semitic root g-l-b "to catch, to fetch". Notable people
Çelebi
Carthaginian general and statesman (247–183/181 BC)
Charles-Picard argues for a Punic heritage based on an etymology from the Semitic root m-l-k ('chief, the 'king'). Silius also suggests the existence of a son
Hannibal
Arabian god
In one Sabaic dictionary, khl means 'old, wise'. Generally, it is a Semitic root that denotes an element of wisdom . Elsewhere, khl also occurs as a personal
Kahl_(god)
Hebrew, Shalev traces ḥomeṣ and ḥummuṣ as well as ḥimṣa "chickpea" to one Semitic root ḥ-m-ṣ and claims that chickpeas are named thus in Hebrew owing to their
Politics of food in the Arab–Israeli conflict
Politics_of_food_in_the_Arab–Israeli_conflict
Dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity
'sacred'. (It shares the same triliteral Semitic root, Q-D-Š, as the Hebrew kodesh.) Another use of the same root is found in the Arabic name for Jerusalem:
Sacredness
Edomite clan and an ancient biblical town of northwest Arabia
called Temanim in Modern Hebrew. The Arabic name Yaman is from the same Semitic root. In Genesis 36:15, Teman is a son of Eliphaz, Esau's eldest son. Job's
Teman_(Edom)
In Jewish theology, the dwelling or settling of the divine presence of God
word shekhinah is first encountered in the rabbinic literature. The Semitic root from which shekhinah is derived, š-k-n, means "to settle, inhabit, or
Shekhinah
Town in Bsharri District, Lebanon
Joubbeh. Other localities by this name exist in the Middle East. The Semitic root of Hadath means "the new", hence the name could mean "the new town".
Hadath_el_Jebbeh
Sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible
"offering of well-being" (NRSV). Parallels of offerings with the same semitic root S-L-M also occur in Ugaritic texts. After the Hebrew Bible the term also
Peace_offering
One of the names of the god of Israel
Shadé/Shada"). In a theory popularized by W. F. Albright, Shaddai comes from a Semitic root found in shadû (Akkadian: 𒊭𒀜𒁺𒌑, "mountain") and in shaddāʾû/shaddûʾa
El_Shaddai
Greek mythology character, founder of Thebes
originates from Phoenician, from the Semitic root qdm, which signifies "the east", the equation of Kadmos with the Semitic qdm was traced to a publication
Cadmus
Northwest Semitic supreme deity
understood to mean "El the King" but ʾil hd as "the god Hadad". The Semitic root ʾlh (Arabic ʾilāh', Aramaic ʾAlāh, ʾElāh, Hebrew ʾelōah) may be ʾl with
El_(deity)
Biblical toponym in Palestine
villages/townships") and Hebrew Qeriyyot ("towns/cities") reflect the same Semitic root (Q-R-Y), supporting the long-noted identification of Judah’s Kerioth-Hezron
Al-Qaryatayn,_Palestine
Jewish term meaning "a heretic"
Talmudic interpretation is that the Aramaic word is derived from the Semitic root פק"ר (p-k-r, lit. 'licentious'), and accordingly: אפיקורוס: רב ור' חנינא
Epikoros
Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage
Phoenician accounts. One suggestion is that Dido is an epithet from the same Semitic root as David, which means "Beloved". Others state Didô means "the wanderer"
Dido
Name list
Albanian: Bekim (name) meaning ’blessing’ Amharic: ብሩክ (Biruk; from the Semitic root B-R-K, meaning 'blessed') Arabic: مبارك (Mubarak, meaning 'blessed')
Benedict_(given_name)
Arabic term used in the Muslim world
in some states. Majlis is the Arabic word for a "sitting room." Its Semitic root is the verb جَلَس jalas meaning 'to sit', (cf. British English 'sitting
Majlis
Arabic variety spoken in the Levant
accessible. Most Levantine verbs are based on a triliteral root (also called radical or Semitic root) made of three consonants. The set of consonants communicates
Levantine_Arabic
Noble title with several historical meanings
sovereign who exercised such authority. The word derives from the Arabic and Semitic root salaṭa "to be hard, strong". The noun sulṭān initially designated a kind
Sultan
Military rank
constituting the five highest ranks in the IDF. The term aluf comes from a Semitic root meaning "thousand", making an aluf the one who commands a thousand people
Chiliarch
Family of languages and dialects Indigenous to North Africa
apophony has been historically analyzed as functioning similarly to the Semitic root, but this analysis has fallen out of favor due to the lexical significance
Berber_languages
Semitic triconsonantal root
Š-L-M is a triconsonantal root of many Semitic words (many of which are used as names). The root meaning translates to "whole, safe, intact, unharmed,
Š-L-M
Phrase used by the Quran to refer to a rebellious follower of Moses
also discusses the possibility of wordplay connecting sāmirī with the Semitic root in the Hebrew word shōmēr, which means "watchman" or "guardian" and Arabic
Samiri
Origin of the term "Arab"
the proto-Semitic غ ghayin with ع ʿayin in some languages. In Hebrew the word ערב ʿarav thus has the same triconsonantal root as the root meaning "west"
Etymology_of_Arab
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Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Golyath, GOLIATH means "exile." In the bible, this is the name of a Philistine giant slain by David. A shard of pottery unearthed by archaeologists digging at Tell es-Safi, bears two Proto-Semitic names (alwt and wlt) which are etymologically similar to Hebrew Galyat/Golyat/Golyath. The shard dates to around 950 BC, very close to the time when the bible says Goliath lived.Â
Female
Hebrew
(עַש×ְתּׄרֶת) Hebrew name ASHTORETH means "star." In the bible, this is the name of the principal female deity of the Semitic nations, worshiped in war and fertility. Equated with Assyrian Ishtar and Greek Astarte.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Root 1.
Female
English
(לִילִית) Hebrew form of Sumerian Lilitu, LILITH means "of the night." In mythology, this is the name of a Mesopotamian storm demon associated with the wind and thought to bear disease and death. In ancient Semitic folklore, it is the name of a night demon. The oldest story considers Lilith to be Adam's first wife. In the bible, this is simply a word for a "screech owl."Â
Biblical
the river of judgment, Some translate it as "the descender," from the Semitic yrd, "to descend"
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from a form of the female personal name Margaret, via Late Latin Margarita from Greek margaritēs ‘pearl’. This was borne by several early Christian saints, and became a popular female personal name throughout Europe. The vocabulary word was borrowed into Latin and Greek from a Semitic source, and is probably ultimately from Persian morvarid ‘pearl’.
Male
Hebrew
(מְרׄדָךְ) Hebrew form of Akkadian Marduk ("solar calf"), MERODACH means "thy rebellion." In biblical times, this was the name of a Babylonian idol, probably the planet Mars, which like Saturn was regarded by ancient Semites as the author of bloodshed and slaughter, and was propitiated with human victims. Mordechai is a related name.
Male
Hebrew
(גָּלְיַת) Hebrew name GOLYATH means "exile." In the bible, this is the name of a Philistine giant slain by David. A shard of pottery unearthed by archaeologists digging at Tell es-Safi, bears two Proto-Semitic names (alwt and wlt) which are etymologically similar to Hebrew Galyat/Golyat/Golyath. The shard dates to around 950 BC, very close to the time when the bible says Goliath lived.Â
Biblical
a Semitic mother goddess
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Happiness
Male
Greek
(Βάαλ) Greek form of Hebrew Ba'al, BAAL means "lord, master" or "possessor." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the supreme masculine divinity of the Semitic nations, just as Ashtoreth (Greek Astarte) was their supreme feminine divinity.Â
Male
Hebrew
(Hebrew בַּעַל): Semitic name of several storm gods, and the first king of Hell who had three heads and commanded 66 legions of demons, derived from the word ba'al, BA'AL means "lord, master" or "possessor." In the bible, this is the name of a member of the tribe of Reuben, and the grandfather of Saul.
Female
Egyptian
, a Saitic name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Roots.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English rote ‘glad’ (Old English rÅt).English : metonymic occupational name for a player on the rote, an early medieval stringed instrument (Middle English, Old French rote, of uncertain origin but apparently ultimately akin to Welsh crwth).Dutch : topographic name for someone who lived by a retting place (Dutch root, a derivative of ro(o)ten ‘to ret’, akin to modern English rot), a place where flax is soaked in tubs of water until the stems rot to release the linen fibers.
Male
Greek
(ΜαÏδοχαῖος) Greek form of Akkadian Marduk ("solar calf"), probably MARDOCHAIOS means "death and emptiness." In mythology, Marduk is the name of a god said to have killed a dragon named Tiamat. In the bible, he is known by the Hebrew name Merodach, and is a Babylonian idol, probably the planet Mars, which like Saturn was regarded by ancient Semites as the author of bloodshed and slaughter, and was propitiated with human victims.
Female
English
English name mostly used by African-Americans, derived from the continent name, AFRICA means "land of the Afri." The Afri were a tribe, possibly Berber, who dwelled in North Africa. The origin of the word Afri (pl.), Afer (sing.), may be connected with the Phoenician word 'afar, meaning "dust," which is also found in other Semitic languages, such as Hebrew Afra.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Happiness
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A Smile; Laughter; Happiness
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, German, Swedish
God is Perfection; Baal's Pledge; Bal was an Ancient God of the Semites
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Originator
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : variant of Witt 1.Dutch : nickname for someone with white or blonde hair or an unusually pale complexion, from Middle Dutch witte ‘white’.English : variant of White.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Form the Graze Land; Village Surrounded by Pasture
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Inalienability; Limitless Feeling; Endless
Boy/Male
Tamil
The truth, One and only existence, Consciousness
Boy/Male
Indian
Augmented by glory
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Writer and a Poetess; Millet Plant
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Piper; Pipe Player
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Bond
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Lord's Heart; Everybody's Beloved; Noble; Bold
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n.
A Semitic idiom; a word of Semitic origin.
a.
Relating to signs or indications; pertaining to the language of signs, or to language generally as indicating thought.
n.
See Semitism.
a.
Relating to, or like, syenite; as, syenitic granite.
n.
The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family of languages.
pl.
of Semita
a.
Alt. of Semiotic
n.
One belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively.
a.
Alt. of Shemitish
a.
Of or pertaining to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal; as, the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo.
a.
Eremitic.
a.
Somatic.
a.
Relating to Syene; as, Syenitic inscriptions.
a.
Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic.
a.
Same as Semeiotic.
a.
Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races.
a.
Of or pertaining to the signs or symptoms of diseases.
a.
Of or pertaining to the body as a whole; corporeal; as, somatic death; somatic changes.
a.
See Syenitic.
n.
Alt. of Semiotics