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ugaritic

/ˌjuː.ɡəˈrɪ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
U-ga-ri-tic
IPA
/ˌjuː.ɡəˈrɪ.tɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Northwest Semitic language of the ancient city of Ugarit in Syria. Extinct since 1100 B.C.E., it was written in cuneiform.

adj

Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Ugarit.

adj

Of or pertaining to the language, or the cuneiform script used to write the language, of Ugarit.

Etymology

From Ugarit + -ic, via a Semitic medium from Sumerian 𒀀𒃼 (a-gar₃ /⁠agar⁠/, “arable land”).

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Ugaritic terms

Frequently Paired Words

Ugaritan Ugaritian Ugaritism Wiktionary’s coverage of Ugaritic terms

Synonyms

Ugaritian ugaritic language

Rhymes With

critic semitic anti-semitic analytic catalytic paralytic clitic lateritic diacritic enclitic sybaritic granulocytic

Questions

How do you pronounce ugaritic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjuː.ɡəˈrɪ.tɪk/.
What does ugaritic mean?
The Northwest Semitic language of the ancient city of Ugarit in Syria. Extinct since 1100 B.C.E., it was written in cuneiform.
Where does ugaritic come from?
From Ugarit + -ic, via a Semitic medium from Sumerian 𒀀𒃼 (a-gar₃ /⁠agar⁠/, “arable land”).

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