Cushitic

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UK/kʊˈʃɪtɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Cushites or their language(s).

OriginEnglish Cushite ← Biblical Hebrew כּוּשׁ (kûš) ← Egyptian kꜣšbor.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveCushitic (comparative more Cushitic, superlative most Cushitic)

comparative more Cushitic · superlative most Cushitic · alternative Kushitic

  1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Cushites or their language(s).
nounCushitic (plural Cushitics)

plural Cushitics · alternative Kushitic

  1. A Cushite.
proper noun

alternative Kushitic

  1. A subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages.

Origin

  1. Egyptiankꜣšbor.?
  2. Biblical Hebrewכּוּשׁ (kûš)
  3. EnglishCush
  4. EnglishCushite
  5. EnglishCushitic

From Cushite + -ic; 19th century.

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Translations

Arabic كُوشِيّ, كُوشِيَّة
  • كُوشِيّ (kūšiyy)pertaining to Cushites
  • كُوشِيَّة (kūšiyya)pertaining to Cushites
  • الْكُوشِيَّة (al-kūšiyya)subfamily of the Afroasiatic family
Finnish kuušilainen, kuušilaiset kielet
  • kuušilainenpertaining to Cushites
  • kuušilaiset kieletsubfamily of the Afroasiatic family
German kuschitisch, Kuschitisch
  • kuschitischpertaining to Cushites
  • Kuschitischsubfamily of the Afroasiatic family
Swedish kushitisk
  • kushitiskpertaining to Cushites
Cite this entry
APA

Cushitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cushitic

MLA

“Cushitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cushitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cushitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cushitic.

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