adj
Meaning 1
Of, from, or pertaining to, Elam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Elamite
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name
Meaning 2
The language of ancient Elam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
An inhabitant of ancient Elam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Elamitic, Susian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural language, tongue
noun
Meaning 5
a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: White, White person, Caucasian
History
Etymology
From Elam + -ite.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: elamita — of or pertaining to Elam
- Finnish: elamilainen — of or pertaining to Elam
- Polish: elamicki — of or pertaining to Elam
- Spanish: elamita — of or pertaining to Elam
- Catalan: elamita — language of ancient Elam
- Finnish: elam — language of ancient Elam
- Hindi: एलामी (elāmī) — language of ancient Elam
- Polish: język elamicki — language of ancient Elam
- Spanish: elamita — language of ancient Elam
- Catalan: elamita — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Finnish: elamilainen — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Finnish: elamiitti — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- French: Élamite — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- German: Elamiter — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- German: Elamiterin — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- German: Elamer — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Hindi: एलामी (elāmī) — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Irish: Éalámach — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Italian: elamita — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Persian: عیلامی ('ilâmi) — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Polish: Elamita — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Polish: Elamitka — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Portuguese: elamita — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Russian: элами́т (elamít) — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Spanish: elamita — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
- Swedish: elamitiska — an inhabitant of ancient Elam
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