hamite

hamite
\\ˈhaˌmīt, usu -īd.+V\ noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Ham, son of Noah, eponymous ancestor of the Hamites (Gen 10:6-20) + English -ite
1. : a descendant of Ham, one of the sons of Noah
2.
a. : a member of a group of African peoples including the Berber peoples north of the Sahara, the Tuaregs and Tibbu in the Sudan, possibly the extinct Guanches of the Canaries, the ancient Egyptians and their descendants, and the Galla of east Africa that are mostly Muslims, are highly variable in appearance but mainly Caucasoid, and are believed by many to be late-Paleolithic or post-Paleolithic colonists of western Europe
b. : a native speaker of a Hamitic language — compare copt, ethiopian

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  • Hamite — Ha mite (h[=a] m[imac]t), n.[L. hamus hook.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod of the genus {Hamites}, related to the ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hamite — Ham ite (h[a^]m [imac]t), n. A descendant of Ham, Noah s second son. See Gen. x. 6 20. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hamite — 1640s, from Ham (see HAMITIC (Cf. Hamitic)) + ITE (Cf. ite) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hamite — [ham′īt΄] n. 1. a person regarded as descended from Ham 2. a member of any of several usually dark skinned Caucasoid peoples indigenous to N and E Africa, including the Egyptians, Berbers, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Hamite — noun Etymology: Ham Date: 1854 a member of a Hamitic speaking people …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Hamite — /ham uyt/, n. 1. a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6 20. 2. a member of any of various peoples of northern and eastern Africa, as the ancient Egyptians and modern Berbers. [1635 45; HAM + ITE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • Hamite — noun A descendant of Ham, son of Noah, a member of the nations or peoples supposedly descended from Ham, i.e. the North African peoples …   Wiktionary

  • Hamite — Ha|mi|te 〈m. 17〉 Angehöriger einer den Semiten nahestehenden Völkergruppe in Nord u. Nordostafrika; oV Hamit [nach Ham, einem Sohn Noahs] * * * Ha|mit, der; en, en, Ha|mi|te, der; n, n: Angehöriger einer Völkergruppe in Afrika. * * * Ha|mit, der; …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hamite — Ha|mi|te 〈m.; Gen.: n, Pl.: n〉 Angehöriger einer den Semiten nahe stehenden Völkergruppe in Nord(ost)afrika; oV [Etym.: nach Ham, einem Sohn Noahs] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Hamite — ha·mite || heɪmaɪt n. descendant of Ham (Biblical); member of any of several peoples of eastern and northern Africa (e.g. the Berbers) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Hamite — [ hamʌɪt] noun a member of a group of North African peoples, including the ancient Egyptians and Berbers, supposedly descended from Ham, son of Noah …   English new terms dictionary

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