canaanite
カナン人
解説 Definition
古代パレスチナのカナン地方に住んでいた民族の人々。
A Canaanite is a member of one of the ancient peoples who inhabited Canaan in the Levant. As an adjective, Canaanite describes those peoples or their languages, cultures, civilizations, and material remains.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Canaan に「〜の住民・所属」を表す -ite が付いた形と捉える。a Canaanite なら「カナン人」、Canaanite artifacts や Canaanite civilization なら「カナン人の」となる。古代レバントという時代・地域を添えて、現代の国民名と混同しない。
Divide Canaanite into Canaan plus -ite, a suffix often used for an inhabitant or member of a people. This immediately explains both major uses: a Canaanite means a person, while Canaanite civilization, Canaanite artifacts, and Canaanite languages use the word adjectivally. Anchor the term in the ancient Levant rather than in a modern nationality. The capital C reflects its connection with the proper place name Canaan. Compare Phoenician, which refers to a related but more specific historical culture and is not always interchangeable.
例文
The Canaanite civilization flourished in the ancient Levant region.
カナン人の文明は古代レバント地域で栄えた。
Archaeological excavations have uncovered numerous Canaanite artifacts.
考古学的な発掘により、多数のカナン人の遺物が発見されている。
The Canaanite language is one of the earliest known Semitic languages.
カナン人の言語は、知られている最古のセム語の一つである。
canaanite の類義語・関連語
派生語
canaanite の語源・成り立ち Etymology
聖書の地名カナン（Canaan）に接尾辞 -ite（～の住民）を付けた語。カナンはフルリ語 kinahhu（紫）に由来するとされ、紫色の染料生産で有名だった地域を指す。関連語 Phoenician も「紫の民」を意味し、同じ地域の別名である。
Canaanite is formed from Canaan, the ancient regional name, plus the English suffix -ite, used for an inhabitant, adherent, or member of a people. Canaan ultimately reflects an ancient Semitic place name. A proposed connection links that name with terms for purple dye or dyed cloth, an important product of the region, but the deeper derivation is not certain. English uses Canaanite as both a noun and an adjective.
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