Hamite

See also: hamite

English

Alternative forms

• Khamite

Etymology

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

Noun

Hamite (plural Hamites)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• Hamitic

Translations

a descendant of Ham

• Arabic: حَامِيّ m (ḥāmiyy), حَامِيَّة m (ḥāmiyya)

Anagrams

• aimeth, methai