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Hamite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A descendant of Ham, son of Noah, a member of the nations or peoples supposedly descended from Ham, i.e. the North African and the Horn African peoples.

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noun

Meaning 2

Any member of the Hamites.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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History

Etymology

From Ham + -ite. Coined in the first half of the 19th century along with Semite and Japhetite and the adjectives Hamitic, Semitic, Japhetitic.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حَامِيّ (ḥāmiyy) — a descendant of Ham
  • Arabic: حَامِيَّة (ḥāmiyya) — a descendant of Ham
  • Greek: Χαμίτης (Chamítis) — a descendant of Ham
  • Greek: Χαμίτισσα (Chamítissa) — a descendant of Ham
  • Hindi: हामी (hāmī) — a descendant of Ham