Amorite

 
Pronunciation: /ˈamərʌɪt/

noun

  • a member of a semi-nomadic people living in Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Syria in the 3rd millennium bc, founders of the ancient city of Mari on the Euphrates and the first dynasty of Babylon.

adjective

  • relating to the Amorites.

Origin:

from Hebrew 'ĕmōrī + -ite1