Afroasiatic
or Af·ro-A·si·at·ic
[ af-roh-ey-zhee-at-ik, -ey-shee-, -ey-zee- ]
/ ˌæf roʊˌeɪ ʒiˈæt ɪk, -ˌeɪ ʃi-, -ˌeɪ zi- /
adjective
of, belonging to, or pertaining to Afroasiatic; Hamito-Semitic.
noun
Also called Hamito-Semitic.
a family of languages including as subfamilies Semitic, Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic.
Compare family(def 14).