Hamitic

[ ha-mit-ik, huh- ]

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

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Hamites or Hamitic.

Origin of Hamitic

1
First recorded in 1880–85; Hamite + -ic

Other words from Hamitic

  • non-Ha·mit·ic, adjective

Words Nearby Hamitic

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British Dictionary definitions for Hamitic

Hamitic

/ (hæˈmɪtɪk, hə-) /


noun
  1. 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
  1. denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages

  2. denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of the Hamites

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