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PRONUNCIATION OF ELAMITE

Elamite  [ˈiːləˌmaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELAMITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elamite can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ELAMITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Elamite

Elamite language

Elamite is an extinct language spoken by the ancient Elamites. Elamite was the primary language in present-day Iran from 2800–550 BC. The last written records in Elamite appear about the time of the conquest of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great. Elamite has no demonstrable relatives, and is usually considered a language isolate. Partly due to the lack of established relatives, interpretation of the language is difficult.

Definition of Elamite in the English dictionary

The first definition of Elamite in the dictionary is an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Elam. Other definition of Elamite is 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. Elamite is also of or relating to Elam, its people, or their language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELAMITE


Adamite
ˈædəˌmaɪt
Adullamite
əˈdʌləˌmaɪt
atacamite
əˈtækəˌmaɪt
bedlamite
ˈbɛdləˌmaɪt
Benthamite
ˈbɛnθəˌmaɪt
calamite
ˈkæləˌmaɪt
catamite
ˈkætəˌmaɪt
diatomite
daɪˈætəˌmaɪt
dolomite
ˈdɒləˌmaɪt
dynamite
ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt
Edomite
ˈiːdəˌmaɪt
fogramite
ˈfəʊɡrəˌmaɪt
Gothamite
ˈɡɒθəˌmaɪt
hellgrammite
ˈhɛlɡrəˌmaɪt
rolamite
ˈrəʊləˌmaɪt
schorlomite
ˈskɔːləˌmaɪt
Shulamite
ˈʃuːləˌmaɪt
sodomite
ˈsɒdəˌmaɪt
willemite
ˈwɪləˌmaɪt
wolframite
ˈwʊlfrəˌmaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELAMITE

Elagabalus
elaiosome
Elam
Elamitic
elance
eland
elanet
elaphine
elapid
elapine
elapse
Elara

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELAMITE

a mite
anti-Semite
ashramite
dust mite
Ermite
Hamite
hellgramite
kumite
marmite
mite
preadamite
samite
Semite
smite
somite
spider mite
stalagmite
termite
Thermite
Vegemite

Synonyms and antonyms of Elamite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Elamite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELAMITE

Find out the translation of Elamite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Elamite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Elamite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

埃兰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

elamita
570 millions of speakers

English

Elamite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Elamite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العيلامية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эламский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

elamitas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এলামাইট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

élamite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elamite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elamite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エラム人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

엘람
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elamite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Elamite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலாமைட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एलामाइट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Elam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

elamita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elamicki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

еламский
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Elamită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Elamite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Elamitisch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elamite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elamittiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Elamite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELAMITE»

The term «Elamite» is normally little used and occupies the 115.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELAMITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Elamite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELAMITE»

Discover the use of Elamite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Elamite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Archaeology of Elam: Formation and Transformation of an ...
The Neo-Elamite period is dated from c. 1000 EC until the conquest of Babylonia in 539 BC by Cyrus the Great. For simplicity we have divided it into three phases. While the earliest phase (Neo-Elamite I, c. 1000-744 BC) is poorly known, the ...
D. T. Potts, 1999
2
The Ancient Languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Aksum
1.2.5 Later Elamite UnderHellenisticandParthianrule, Elamcontinuedtobeageographicalandculturalentity, mostly called “Elymais” in Greek sources, but without leaving a continuing record of the Elamite language. Inthe tenth centuryAD the ...
Roger D. Woodard, 2008
3
Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World
Elamite was a language spoken on the Iranian plateau from at least the end of the fourth millennium B.C.E. until at least the end of the Persian Empire in the fourth century B.C.E. It is attested in thousands of cuneiform documents, the great  ...
‎2010
4
Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia
ELAMITE When trilingual inscriptions are presented in vertical array, the second version, directly below the Old Persian, is in Elamite. Elamite is unrelated to Old Persian or to Akkadian. It has no certain relatives or descendants, though some ...
John Curtis, Nigel Tallis, 2005
5
The Cambridge History of Iran
Already Sargon of Akkad (c. 2300 b.c.) captured five Elamite princes, among them Luh-HiSsan, son of Hisep-raier; later he fought with the next all- Elamite king HiSep-raSer II (Hiiep-ratep of the Elamite " King List"). It seems that Sargon took ...
I. Gershevitch, 1985
6
Urdu/Hindi: An Artificial Divide: African Heritage, ...
The Elamite cultural influence and bureaucratic writing and accounting system extended far beyond Iran and Afghanistan to the threshold of the Indus.79 There is a strong sense of a connection between the Elamites and the people of the ...
Abdul Jamil Khan, 2006
7
Elam: Surveys of Political History and Archaeology
THE PROTO-ELAMITE PERIOD (C. 3400/3200-2600 B.C.) The term Proto- Elamite is used variously to describe writing systems67 and to designate an archaeological period dated from approximately 3400/3200 B.C. to early in the third ...
Elizabeth Carter, Matthew W. Stolper, 1984
8
Susa and Elam. Archaeological, Philological, Historical and ...
Through archaeological, philological, historical and geographical contributions, this volume offers an overview of the present research in the socio-economic, historical and political developments of the Suso-Elamite region from prehistoric ...
Katrien De Graef, Jan Tavernier, 2012
9
The First Writing: Script Invention as History and Process
3300-3000 BC. The complex stratigraphy of Susa and its relevance to the chronology of the proto-Elamite period will not be considered here (for the French excavations, see N. Chevalier and E. Carter in Harper, Aruz, and Tallon [ 1 992: 1 6- 1 ...
Stephen D. Houston, 2004
10
Birth of the Persian Empire: The Idea of Iran
highland component of what has often been interpreted as a bipartite Elamite state, with Shushan, the area around Susa, its most important western component. Numerous other toponyms, such as Huhnur, Bashime or Mishime and Ayapir, ...
Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis, Sarah Stewart, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELAMITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Elamite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A guide to the 23 newly-minted world heritage sites
Having been settled as far back as 4,200 BCE, the area contains numerous monuments from the Elamite, Persian and Parthian empires. «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Susa, Meymand inscribed to UNESCO's World Heritage
... excavations there, unearthing artifacts, buildings and objects from different historical periods, and most importantly about Elamite history and ... «Mehr News Agency - English Version, Jul 15»
3
Alamo, French champagne vineyards vie for World Heritage status
... to the now-destroyed Temple of Artemis, the Padre Tembleque aqueduct in Mexico and one of Iran's main historical sites, the ancient Elamite ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
4
Superweapon of the Ancient World
Scene from Ashurbanipal (668-627 BC) campaign against the Elamite city Hamaru, shows an Assyrian chariot with charioteer and archer ... «AINA, Jun 15»
5
Dust removed from the faces of two Elamite ladies
IBNA- The book 'The Tomb of Two Elamite Ladies from the Dynasty of King Shotour Nahounteh, Son of Indad' is the result of explorations made ... «Iran Book News Agency, Jun 15»
6
SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION: OUR ANUNNAKI ASSETS …
Nibiru's return, said Nabu, would herald the Era of Marduk, the Redeemer, who would conquer Sumer and Akkad and their Elamite, Hittite and ... «UFODigest, Jun 15»
7
Zarathushtra - The Revolutionary Iranian Prophet and First …
Some accounts suggest that Teispes, the ancestor of the Achaemenid dynasty, led a migration from Parsuash to Persis, formerly the Elamite ... «Ancient Origins, May 15»
8
Tehran exhibit to explore Iranian historical female fashions
The oldest set has been remade from an image engraved on a 5000-year-old Elamite silver cup on display at the National Museum of Iran. «Tehran Times, May 15»
9
It's Palindrome Week — 8 Craziest Palindromes to Celebrate the …
... Gitel, Cure, PCA, Lanie, Negress, Alvah, Somalia, Jamin, an als, Maise, Babar, Obediah, Kew, OPer, Rumania, Wayne, Elamite, Heinie, Hall, ... «Mic, May 15»
10
Ancient Persian Inscriptions Link a Babylonian King to the Man Who …
Written in Cuneiform Script on tablets at Mount Bisutun (aka Behistun) in three different languages: Old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian (a ... «Ancient Origins, May 15»

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