Hamite

American  

[ham-ahyt] / ˈhæm aɪt /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a descendant of Ham.

2. Sometimes Offensive. a member of any of various peoples of northern and eastern Africa, such as the ancient Egyptians and modern Berbers, especially those speaking any non-Semitic Afroasiatic language.

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Hamite British  

/ ˈhæmaɪt /

noun

1. a member of a group of peoples of N Africa supposedly descended from Noah's son Ham (Genesis 5:32, 10:6), including the ancient Egyptians, the Berbers, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Hamite

First recorded in 1635–45; Ham + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

But it appears to me that the Celts and Cantabrians were like the Etruscans and Phenicians of Hamite Origin.

From The Ancient Monuments of North and South America, 2nd ed. by Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel)

We have the servile ornament, in which the executive is absolutely subjected to the inventive,—the ornament of the great Eastern nations, more especially Hamite, and all pre-Christian, yet thoroughly noble in its submissiveness.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

We no longer meet with a single example of the Turrilite, the Baculite, the Hamite, the Scaphite, or the Ammonite.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

He wrote back that the words were Egyptian or a kindred Hamite tongue.

From Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight by Holt, Mathew Joseph

The fall of these two cities alarmed the Hamite nations of Palestine west of the Jordan, and five kings of the Amorites entered into a confederation to resist the invaders.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John