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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.
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#redirect [[amorites]]
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The Amorites branched into:
 
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The [[Arameans]]
 
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The [[East Cannanites]] ([[Hyksos]], [[Hebrews]], [[Edomites]], [[Amalik]])
 
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The [[West Canaanites]] ([[Phoenicians]] and [[Philistians]])
 
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==Etymology==
 
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Amurru in Akkadian literally meaning the westerner, it wast derived from the word West
 
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'''West''' in ancient Arabian dialects:
 
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'''Amurru''' ([[East Arabian]]/[[Akkadian]])
 
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'''Hamarieeb''' ([[West Arabian]]/[[Ancient Hebrew]])
 
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'''Almaghrib''' ([[West Arabian]]/[[Classical Arabic]])
 

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