Semite
/ˈsiːmaɪt/noun
- a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, including in particular the Jews and Arabs闪米特人(尤其包括犹太人和阿拉伯人)。
词源
from modern Latin Semita, via late Latin from Greek Sēm 'Shem', son of Noah in the Bible, from whom these people were traditionally supposed to be descended.