Moabite

See also: moabite

English

Etymology

From Moab ‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊ.əˌbaɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊ.əˌbaɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Mo‧a‧bite

Noun

Moabite (plural Moabites)

1. A native or inhabitant of Moab.

Translations

person

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

Proper noun

Moabite

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

Translations

language

• Catalan: moabita m
• German: Moabitisch n
• Italian: moabita (it) m
• Polish: moabicki (pl) m
• Russian: моавитский (ru) (moavitskij)
• Spanish: moabita (es) m

Derived terms

• Moabite Stone

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Moabite terms
• The ancient kingdom of Moab
• The Moabite language