Phoenician

//fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n//

Synonyms for "phoenician" (2 found)

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Noun(1 words)

phoenician language

Related words (1)

writing system

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Canaanitic Canaanitic language Semite

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Phoenicianism Punic The Phoenician alphabet The Phoenician languages The ancient civilisation of Phoenicia, and its empire Wiktionary’s coverage of Phoenician terms and Phoenician script

derived

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Phoenicianist Syrophoenician

derived from

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phoenicia

has context

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historical phoenicia

is a

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canaanitic semite

related to

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arizona bce civilisation country eastern mediterranean sea north africa phoenicia phoenicianism phoenix punic semitic

Translations

108 translations across 37 languages.

Albanian

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Finikas adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)

Ancient Greek

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Φοίνισσα noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
Φοῖνιξ noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Arabic

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فِينِيقِيّ adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
اللُّغَة الْفِينِيقِيَّة name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
الْفِينِيقِيَّة name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
فِينِيقِيَّة noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Armenian

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փյունիկական adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
փյունիկյան adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
փյունիկերեն name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
փյունիկեցի noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Basque

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feniziar adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
feniziera name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)

Belarusian

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фінікі́йскі adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
фінікі́ец noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
фінікі́йка noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Bulgarian

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финики́йски adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
финики́йски name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
финики́ец noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
финики́йка noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Catalan

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fenici adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
fenici name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
fenici noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
fenícia noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Chinese Mandarin

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腓尼基語 /腓尼基语 name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
腓尼基人 noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Czech

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fénický adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
féničtina name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
Féničan noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Danish

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fønikisk adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)

Dutch

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Fenicisch adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
Fenicisch name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
Feniciër noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
Phoeniciër noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Esperanto

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fenicio adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)

Farefare

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Feniko adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
fenikre name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
fenika class 3/4 noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Finnish

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foinikialainen adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
foinikia name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
foinikian kieli name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
foinikialainen noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

French

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phénicien adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
phénicien name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
Phénicien noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
Phénicienne noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

German

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phönizisch adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
Phönizisch name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
Phönizier noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
Phönizierin noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Gothic

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𐍆𐍅𐌽𐌹𐌺𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)

Greek

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Φοίνικας name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
φοινικικά name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)

Hebrew

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פיניקית name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)

Hungarian

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föníciai adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
föníciai name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
föníciai noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Irish

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Féiníceach adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
Féinícis name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
Féiníceach noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Italian

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fenicio adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)

Japanese

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フェニキア人 noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Norwegian Bokmål

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fønikisk adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
føniker noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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fønikisk adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
fønikar noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Persian

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فنیقی adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
زبان فنیقی name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
فنیقی name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
فنیقی noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Phoenician

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𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤟𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)

Polish

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fenicki adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
fenicki name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
Fenicjanin noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
Fenicjanka noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Portuguese

3 entries

fenício adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
fenício name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
fenício noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Romanian

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fenician adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
feniciană name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
fenician noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
feniciană noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Russian

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финики́йский adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
финики́йский name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
финики́ец noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
финики́йка noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Spanish

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fenicio adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
fenicio name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
fenicio noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Swedish

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fenicisk adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
feniciska name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
puniska name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)

Tajik

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финиқӣ adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
забони финиқӣ name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
финиқӣ name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
финиқӣ noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Turkish

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Fenikeli adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
Fenikece name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
Fenikeli noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Ukrainian

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фінікі́йський adj (of, from, or related to the country or civilization of Phoenicia)
фінікі́йська мо́ва name (Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia)
фінікі́йка noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)
фінікі́я́нин noun (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Sample sentences

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Some say that the Berber Tifinagh alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

Source: tatoeba (7811791)

Salem Chaker, a specialist of the Berber language, claims that the Tifinagh alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

Source: tatoeba (7811794)

Some claim that the Berber Tifinagh alphabet was derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

Source: tatoeba (8147060)

The Berber Tifinagh alphabet might be derived from the Phoenician alphabet.

Source: tatoeba (8147066)

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