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)

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

Translations

one claiming to be a direct descendent of Hashim

Finnish: hašemiitti
Hebrew: הַאשִׁמִי‎ (hashimí)
Italian: hascemita

Latvian: hašimīts m
Portuguese: haxemitas (pt) m pl or f pl, haxemita (pt) m or f
Russian: хашими́т (ru) m (xašimít), хашими́тка f (xašimítka)

Adjective

Hashemite (not comparable)

Relating to or being descendants of Hashim.

Translations

being or relating to descendants of Hashim

Finnish: hašemiittinen
Italian: hascemita

Portuguese: haxemita (pt) m or f
Russian: хашими́тский (xašimítskij)