Hashemite

See also: hashemite

English

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”).

Noun

Hashemite (plural Hashemites)

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

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Adjective

Hashemite (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or being descendants of Hashim.

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