phoenician

• Относящийся к древней цивилизации Финикии, её народу, языку или культуре.

Relating to the ancient civilization of Phoenicia, its people, language, or culture.

1. Relating to ancient PhoeniciaC1formal

   Of or pertaining to the ancient civilization of Phoenicia, its people, culture, or language.

   Финикийский

   • The Phoenician alphabet was a major influence on Greek writing.
   • Phoenician traders established colonies across the Mediterranean.
   • The museum has a collection of Phoenician artifacts.

• Существительное, обозначающее представителя древнего семитского народа, доминировавшего в торговле в первом тысячелетии до нашей эры, или их вымерший язык.

A noun referring to a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium BC, or to their extinct language.

proper noun

1. Ancient Semitic peopleC1formal

   A member of an ancient Semitic civilization that flourished in the coastal region of the eastern Mediterranean, known for their maritime trade and alphabet.

   Финикийцы

   • The Phoenicians established colonies across the Mediterranean.
   • Phoenician merchants traded purple dye and glass.
   • Historians study the Phoenician influence on ancient Greece.

2. Extinct languageC1formal

   The extinct Semitic language spoken by the ancient Phoenician people, which was the source of many modern alphabets.

   Финикийский язык

   • Phoenician was written using a 22-letter alphabet.
   • Inscriptions in Phoenician have been found in Carthage.
   • Scholars have deciphered many Phoenician texts.