Meanings
hamite1
Hamite2
nounHamite (plural Hamites)
plural Hamites · alternative Khamite
- 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.
And when in history he was taught about the Africans as Hamites who had been cursed by Noah, everything including his family, his people and the priests fell into place.
2014, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Kintu, Oneworld Publications (2018), page 313
Origin
From Ham + -ite. Coined in the first half of the 19th century along with Semite and Japhetite and the adjectives Hamitic, Semitic, Japhetitic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic حَامِيّ, حَامِيَّة
- حَامِيّ (ḥāmiyy)a descendant of Ham
- حَامِيَّة (ḥāmiyya)a descendant of Ham
Esperanto hamido
- hamidoa descendant of Ham
Greek Χαμίτης, Χαμίτισσα
- Χαμίτης (Chamítis)a descendant of Ham
- Χαμίτισσα (Chamítissa)a descendant of Ham
Hindi हामी
- हामी (hāmī)a descendant of Ham
Polish chamita
- chamitaa descendant of Ham
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Cite this entry
APA
hamite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamite
MLA
“hamite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hamite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hamite.
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