| Semitic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1115 words) |
 | The word "Semitic" is an adjective derived from the Greek Σημ (Sēm), of Shem, one of the three sons of Noah in the Bible (Genesis 5.32, 6.10, 10.21); the noun form referring to a person is Semite. |
| The concept of a "Semitic" peoples is derived from Biblical accounts of the origins of the cultures known to the ancient Hebrews. |
| Semitic languages today are also spoken in Malta (where an Italian-influenced dialect of North African Arabic is spoken) and on the island of Socotra in the Indian Ocean between Yemen and Somalia, where a dying vestige of South Arabian is spoken in the form of Soqotri. |
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