Eblaite
English
Etymology
Ebla + -ite
Adjective
Eblaite (not comparable)
- (historical) Of, pertaining to, or from the ancient kingdom of Ebla.
Noun
Eblaite (plural Eblaites)
- (historical) A person from the ancient kingdom of Ebla.
Proper noun
Eblaite
- (historical) An extinct Semitic language spoken in the 3rd millennium BCE, primarily in the ancient city of Ebla, which is located in modern Syria. It was written in cuneiform script and is considered to be the oldest written Semitic language.
Translations
extinct Semitic language
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See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Eblaite terms
Anagrams
- Abelite, abelite, elbaite