Semite

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsiːmʌɪt, ˈsɛm-/

noun

  • a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, including in particular the Jews and Arabs.

Origin:

from modern Latin Semita, via late Latin from Greek Sēm 'Shem', son of Noah in the Bible, from whom these peoples were traditionally supposed to be descended