Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hamite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hamite
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

Any member of the Hamites.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Ham + -ite. Coined in the first half of the 19th century along with Semite and Japhetite and the adjectives Hamitic, Semitic, Japhetitic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ham

Inflected Forms

Hamites (plural) Khamite (alternative)

Derived Forms

Hamitic Hamitism Hamitoid

Phrases

Hamito-Semitic Nilo-Hamite Niloto-Hamite

Questions

What does hamite mean?: 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.
Where does hamite come from?: From Ham + -ite. Coined in the first half of the 19th century along with Semite and Japhetite and the adjectives Hamitic, Semitic, Japhetitic.

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