Etymology

hashemite

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Today it means: One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Full definition →

Arabic هَاشِمِيّ
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hashemite · noun1

Named after the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, within which it occurs.

Hashemite · noun, adjective2

  1. Arabic · derived fromهَاشِمِيّ“Hashemite”
  2. English todayHashemite

From Arabic هَاشِمِيّ (hāšimiyy, “Hashemite”) with English suffix -ite, from هَاشِم (hāšim, “Hashim”). The name signifies "breaker of bread", from هَشَمَ (hašama, “to destroy, smash”).

Words from the same roots

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Hashimi

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