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The Semitic languages are a branch of related languages originating in the Near-East and a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

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Are there spaces or other marks between word in Ancient Semitic epigraphs?

Are there spaces or other marks between word in Ancient Semitic (i.e. Hebrew, Aramaic, Canaanite) epigraphs?
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Have linguistics found any evidence that Semitic languages influenced Germanic languages or ...

Have linguistics found any evidence that Semitic languages influenced Germanic languages or vice versa (in ancient times)? BACKGROUND: I suggested to a forum of linguists that a certain Semitic word …
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Is the word for "brother-in-law" in Germanic languages related to the Aramaic/Syriac גיס?

Here is the word for "brother-in-law" in various modern Germanic languages: schwager (German), shvugger (Yiddish), swaer (Afrikaans), svoger (Norweigan/Danish), sogor (Croatian), zwager (Dutch), sweag …
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Is there a rule when the use of the definite article on proper nouns is appropriate in Semit...

As far as I understand, according to the conventional grammar of Hebrew (and likely other Semitic languages), the definite article is typically only be attached to common nouns, but not to proper noun …
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Does it make sense to argue that the English word adze ultimately derives from the Semitic r... [closed]

Does it make sense to argue that the English word adze ultimately derives from the Semitic root עצד which refers to a tool or the verb that does precisely what an adze does. I would add my suggestion …
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