Hashemite
See also: hashemite
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editHashemite (plural Hashemites)
- One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Translations
editone claiming to be a direct descendant of Hashim
|
Adjective
editHashemite (not comparable)
- Relating to or being descendants of Hashim.
Translations
editbeing or relating to descendants of Hashim
|