Ugaritic
[ oo-guh-rit-ik, yoo- ]
/ ˌu gəˈrɪt ɪk, ˌyu- /
adjective
of or relating to Ugarit, its people, or their language.
noun
Also U·ga·ri·tian
[oo-guh-rish-uh n, yoo-] /ˌu gəˈrɪʃ ən, ˌyu-/.
the Semitic language of the Ugaritic people, related to Hebrew and Phoenician and written in a cuneiform alphabet having 30 characters.
British Dictionary definitions for ugaritic
Ugaritic
/ (ˌuːɡəˈrɪtɪk) /
noun
an extinct Semitic language of N Syria
adjective
of or relating to this language
Word Origin for Ugaritic
C19: after
Ugarit (modern name: Ras Shamra), an ancient Syrian city-state