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hashemite

/hˈæʃəmˌaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
hashemite
IPA
/hˈæʃəmˌaɪt/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

adj

Relating to or being descendants of Hashim.

noun

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: هَاشِمِيّ, ه ش م

Inflected Forms

Hashemites (plural)

Phrases

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Questions

How do you pronounce hashemite?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈæʃəmˌaɪt/.
What does hashemite mean?
One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Where does hashemite come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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