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

Finnish: ebla (fi)
German: Eblaitisch n

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Eblaite terms

Anagrams

Abelite, abelite, elbaite

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