ugaritian
noun
2.
Also, U·ga·ri·tian 
[oo-guh-rish-uh
n, yoo-] . the Semitic language of the Ugaritic people, related to hebrew and Phoenician and written in a cuneiform alphabet having 30 characters.
[oo-guh-rish-uhn, yoo-] . the Semitic language of the Ugaritic people, related to hebrew and Phoenician and written in a cuneiform alphabet having 30 characters.
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Ugaritic (ˌuːɡəˈrɪtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an extinct Semitic language of N Syria |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or relating to this language |
| [C19: after Ugarit (modern name: Ras Shamra), an ancient Syrian city-state] | |
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Word Origin & History
Ugaritic
1936, "pertaining to Ugarit," ancient city of northern Syria, and esp. to the language first discovered there 1929 by Claude Schaeffer, from Ugarit, which probably is ult. from Sumerian ugaru "field."
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