Hamitic
[ha-mit-ik, huh-]
- (especially formerly) the non-Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic language family.
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- of or relating to the Hamites or Hamitic.
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Origin of Hamitic
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Historical Examples
The Hamitic element, which is not great, has probably been derived from the Galla.
The Hamitic culture prefers the first, the Ethiopian the latter.
The language of the Hottentots is related to that of these Hamitic peoples.
Elements of Folk PsychologyWilhelm Wundt
They were related to the Egyptians, and hence were of Hamitic stock.
The Rand-McNally Bible AtlasJesse L. Hurlbut
Note that all of these early kingdoms were established by the Hamitic race.
Studies in Old Testament HistoryJesse L. Hurlbut
Hamitic
- a group of N African languages related to Semitic. They are now classified in four separate subfamilies of the Afro-Asiatic family: Egyptian, Berber, Cushitic, and Chadic
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- denoting, relating to, or belonging to this group of languages
- denoting, belonging to, or characteristic of the Hamites
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Word Origin and History for hamitic
Hamitic
language group that included ancient Egyptian, Berber, Galla, etc.; 1842, from Ham, second son of Noah (Gen. ix:18-19).
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