- Hamitic language
- nouna group of languages in northern Africa related to Semitic• Syn: ↑Hamitic• Hypernyms: ↑Afroasiatic, ↑Afro-Asiatic, ↑Afroasiatic language, ↑Afrasian, ↑Afrasian language, ↑Hamito-Semitic
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Hamitic language
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Hamitic — language group that included ancient Egyptian, Berber, Galla, etc.; 1842, from Ham, second son of Noah (Gen. ix:18 19) … Etymology dictionary
Hamitic — A stylised T and O map, depicting Africa as the home of the descendants of Ham, Asia of the descendents of Sem, and Europe of the descendants of Japheth (Guntherus Ziner, 1472) … Wikipedia
Hamitic — [ham it′ik, hə mit′ik] n. an obsolete grouping within the Afroasiatic language family, including the Berber, Cushitic, and Egyptian languages adj. designating or of the Hamites or Hamitic … English World dictionary
Hamitic — /ha mit ik, heuh /, n. 1. (esp. formerly) the non Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the Hamites or Hamitic. [1880 85; HAMITE + IC] * * * … Universalium
Hamitic — Ham•it•ic [[t]hæˈmɪt ɪk, hə [/t]] n. 1) peo (esp. formerly) the non Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family 2) peo of or pertaining to the Hamites or to Hamitic • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
Hamitic — adj. of or pertaining to the Hamites and/or their language n. non Semitic branch languages within the Afro asiatic family of languages (primarily languages of northern and eastern Africa) … English contemporary dictionary
Hamitic — [hə mɪtɪk] adjective of or denoting a hypothetical language family formerly regarded as including Berber and ancient Egyptian … English new terms dictionary
hamitic languages — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized H : the Berber, Cushitic, and sometimes Egyptian branches of the Afro Asiatic or Hamito Semitic languages formerly regarded as constituting an independent language family or as constituting one of two… … Useful english dictionary
Afrasian language — noun a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa • Syn: ↑Afroasiatic, ↑Afro Asiatic, ↑Afroasiatic language, ↑Afrasian, ↑Hamito Semitic • Hypernyms: ↑natural language, ↑tongue … Useful english dictionary
Afroasiatic language — noun a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa • Syn: ↑Afroasiatic, ↑Afro Asiatic, ↑Afrasian, ↑Afrasian language, ↑Hamito Semitic • Hypernyms: ↑natural language, ↑tongue … Useful english dictionary
