Elamite

American  

[ee-luh-mahyt] / ˈi ləˌmaɪt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Elam.

2. Also a language of unknown affinities, spoken by the Elamites as late as the 1st century b.c., written c3500–c2500 b.c. in a linear script and thereafter in a cuneiform script.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Elam, its people, or their language.

Elamite British  

/ ˈiːləˌmaɪt /

noun

1. an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Elam

2. Also called: Elamitic.   Susian.  the extinct language of this people, of no known relationship, recorded in cuneiform inscriptions dating from the 25th to the 4th centuries _bc

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adjective

1. of or relating to Elam, its people, or their language

Etymology

Origin of Elamite

Elam + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The alabaster vase bears inscriptions in four ancient languages: Akkadian, Elamite, Persian, and Egyptian.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

A thousand years later, the Elamite king Shutruk-Nahhunte invaded what had once been Naram-Sin’s territory.

From Slate • Apr. 11, 2022

Was I molded and cast by a Sumerian, Assyrian, Babylonian, Kassite, Hurrian, Hyksos, Elamite, or by some barbaric genius of the Caucasus?

From Time Magazine Archive

While he was keeping the festival of the goddess Istar at Arbela, a message was brought to him from the Elamite monarch that he was on his march to destroy Assyria and its gods.

From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Eight days after the fall of Sippar, the army of the Elamite king lay encamped before Babylon.

From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton