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Amorite is a broad term meaning wetsern in old Arabian dialects. It refers to the ancient West Arabian tribes that settled the levant in third millenia BC.
The Amorites branched into:
The [[Arameans]]
The [[East Cannanites]] ([[Hyksos]], [[Hebrews]], [[Edomites]], [[Amalik]])
The [[West Canaanites]] ([[Phoenicians]] and [[Philistians]])
==Etymology==
Amurru in Akkadian literally meaning the westerner, it wast derived from the word West
'''West''' in ancient Arabian dialects:
'''Amurru''' ([[East Arabian]]/[[Akkadian]])
'''Hamarieeb''' ([[West Arabian]]/[[Ancient Hebrew]])
'''Almaghrib''' ([[West Arabian]]/[[Classical Arabic]])