hashemite

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noun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.

OriginArabic هَاشِمِيّ →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

hashemite1

noun
  1. chemistryAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.

Hashemite2

nounHashemite (plural Hashemites)

plural Hashemites

  1. One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
adjectiveHashemite (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to or being descendants of Hashim.

    In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan.

    1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 167

Origin

hashemite · noun

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

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Hashemite · noun, adjective

  1. Arabicهَاشِمِيّ“Hashemite”
  2. EnglishHashemite

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”).

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Translations

Arabic هَاشِمِيّ, هَاشِمِيّ
  • هَاشِمِيّ (hāšimiyy)one claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • هَاشِمِيّ (hāšimiyy)being or relating to descendants of Hashim
Chinese Mandarin 哈希姆, 哈希姆家族
  • 哈希姆one claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • 哈希姆家族 (Hāxīmǔ Jiāzú)one claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
Finnish hašemiitti, hašemiittinen
  • hašemiittione claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • hašemiittinenbeing or relating to descendants of Hashim
German Haschemit
  • Haschemitone claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
Hebrew הַאשִׁמִי
  • הַאשִׁמִי (hashimí)one claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
Hungarian hásimita, hasemita
  • hásimitaone claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • hasemitaone claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • hásimitabeing or relating to descendants of Hashim
  • hasemitabeing or relating to descendants of Hashim
Italian hascemita, hascemita
  • hascemitaone claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • hascemitabeing or relating to descendants of Hashim
Latvian hašimīts
  • hašimītsone claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
Portuguese haxemitas, haxemita
  • haxemitasone claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • haxemitaone claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • haxemitabeing or relating to descendants of Hashim
Russian хашими́т, хашими́тка
  • хашими́т (xašimít)one claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • хашими́тка (xašimítka)one claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
  • хашими́тский (xašimítskij)being or relating to descendants of Hashim
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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