Moabite

See also: moabite

English

Etymology

Moab +‎ -ite

Noun

Moabite (plural Moabites)

A native or inhabitant of Moab.

Translations

person

Polish: Moabita (pl) m, Moabitka (pl) f
Russian: моавитянин (ru) m (moavitjanin), моавитянка f (moavitjanka)

Proper noun

Moabite

An extinct Canaanite Semitic language, spoken in Moab (modern-day northwestern Jordan). Extinct since 5th century BCE.

Translations

language

Polish: moabicki (pl) m
Russian: моавитский (ru) (moavitskij)

Derived terms

Moabite Stone

See also

Wiktionary’s coverage of Moabite terms
The ancient kingdom of Moab
The Moabite language

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