Elamite

[ ee-luh-mahyt ]

/ ˈi ləˌmaɪt /

noun

a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.

Also Elamitic. a language of unknown affinities, spoken by the Elamites as late as the 1st century b.c., written c3500–c2500 b.c. in a linear script and thereafter in a cuneiform script.

adjective

of or relating to Elam, its people, or their language.

Origin of Elamite

Elam + -ite¹

Example sentences from the Web for elamite

But, as relations between Elam and Babylon grew more peaceful, Elamite captives were scarce.

Magic and Religion |Andrew Lang
Yet, in the rainy season, the army of the Elamite could not move northward without great difficulty.

Istar of Babylon |Margaret Horton Potter
Eight days after the fall of Sippar, the army of the Elamite king lay encamped before Babylon.

Istar of Babylon |Margaret Horton Potter
The Babylonians had sent the treasures of the temple of Bel to the Elamite monarch, begging his help.

A Primer of Assyriology |Archibald Henry Sayce

The Chaldaean Monarchy lasted, as we have seen, about a thousand years, from the time of the Elamite conquest.

The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria |George Rawlinson

British Dictionary definitions for elamite

Elamite

/ (ˈiːləˌmaɪt) /

noun

an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Elam

Also called: Elamitic, Susian the extinct language of this people, of no known relationship, recorded in cuneiform inscriptions dating from the 25th to the 4th centuries bc

adjective

of or relating to Elam, its people, or their language

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Elamite

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Origin of Elamite

Example sentences from the Web for elamite

British Dictionary definitions for elamite

noun

adjective