semitic
セム族
解説 Definition
Semitic はセム系の、またはセム語派に関するという意味です。英語では通常 Semitic と大文字で書き、ヘブライ語やアラビア語などの言語群を説明する文脈でよく使われます。
Relating to the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family, which includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and related languages. The adjective may also refer historically to peoples associated with these languages and cultures.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
通常は Semitic と大文字で書き、Semite に「〜に関する」を表す -ic が付いた形です。Arabic is a Semitic language のように、特にヘブライ語・アラビア語などの「セム語派」に結び付けて覚えましょう。言語学では Semitic languages、Semitic grammar が典型表現です。
Capitalize Semitic because it is the established name of a language branch and a historical cultural classification. Break it into Semite plus the adjective-forming suffix -ic, meaning “related to.” Anchor it in the sentence Arabic is a Semitic language, then add Hebrew and Aramaic as other examples. Common academic combinations include Semitic languages, Semitic grammar, and Semitic linguistics. In modern precise usage, the term is especially useful for classifying languages; avoid treating the many peoples who speak them as one uniform cultural group.
例文
Arabic is a Semitic language.
アラビア語はセム語派の言語です。
The course introduces several Semitic languages.
その講座ではいくつかのセム語派の言語を紹介します。
The library has books on Semitic grammar.
その図書館にはセム語派の文法に関する本があります。
semitic の類義語・関連語
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semitic の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Semitic は Semite に形容詞語尾 -ic が付いた語で、Semite はドイツ語 Semit を経て、旧約聖書の人名 Shem（セム）にさかのぼります。もとは「セムの子孫の」という発想から、そこからセム語派・その民族を指す語になりました。関連語に Semite、anti-Semitic があります。
Semitic was formed from Semite with the adjective suffix -ic. Semite entered English through European scholarly usage, including German Semit, and ultimately refers to Shem, a name in the Hebrew Bible. Scholars adopted the term in the late eighteenth century for a group of related languages traditionally associated with peoples considered descendants of Shem. Modern linguistics uses Semitic for a recognized branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
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