Rural dialects also tend to employ more Semitic roots and broken plurals than Standard Maltese.

A number of scholars have traced the etymology to the Semitic root *yl, "to be first, powerful", despite some difficulties with this view.

Vassalli was the first to study Maltese scientifically and according to its Semitic roots.

The word is cognate with the English word Satan which comes ultimately from the same Semitic root.

The names of these sons are thought to have significance related to Semitic roots.

The Semitic root of Hadath means the new.

Beyond simple etymology, both spoken and written Hebrew is marked by peculiar linguistic elements that distinguish its semitic roots.

The Arabic term "Madrasah" is derived from the same Semitic root and refers to any type of educational institution.

The latter is obviously more closely related to the other languages mentioned, though both are derived from the same Semitic root.

In Hebrew, the word for both heavy and liver is kaved (Hebrew: כָּבֵד), following from its Semitic roots.