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.

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

Other Words From

• non-Ha·mitic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hamitic¹

First recorded in 1880–85; Hamite + -ic

Example Sentences

He would have wrested race supremacy and the leading place in civilization from the Aryan for the Hamitic races.

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And as by our language we belong to the Aryan stratum, we belong through our letters to the Hamitic.

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And the only distinction amongst all these people, who are branches of the Hamitic family, is the texture of the hair.

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The Hamitic race seems to have originated in the south and migrated northward down the Nile towards the delta.

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

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