Hamitic

[ ha-mit-ik, huh- ]

/ hæˈmɪt ɪk, hə- /

noun

(especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.

adjective

of or relating to the Hamites or Hamitic.

Origin of Hamitic

First recorded in 1880–85; Hamite + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM Hamitic

non-Ha·mit·ic, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for hamitic

In the second half of the eighth century, the Sudan was invaded by "Hamitic tribes" and "Mohammedanism."

The Color Line |William Benjamin Smith
I do not propose to embark at this late hour on what ethnologists know as the "Hamitic" problem.

Legends Of Babylon And Egypt |Leonard W. King
Note that all of these early kingdoms were established by the Hamitic race.

Studies in Old Testament History |Jesse L. Hurlbut
The Hamitic race seems to have originated in the south and migrated northward down the Nile towards the delta.

Influences of Geographic Environment |Ellen Churchill Semple

All the Sudanese states were formed by invaders from the northern desert, Hamitic or Semitic.

Influences of Geographic Environment |Ellen Churchill Semple

British Dictionary definitions for hamitic

Hamitic

/ (hæˈmɪtɪk, hə-) /

noun

a group of N African languages related to Semitic. They are now classified in four separate subfamilies of the Afro-Asiatic family: Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic

adjective

denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of the Hamites

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Hamitic

noun

adjective

Origin of Hamitic

OTHER WORDS FROM Hamitic

Example sentences from the Web for hamitic

British Dictionary definitions for hamitic

noun

adjective