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Hashemite

 Play Hash·e·mite

or Hash′im·ite·

a member of an Arabian princely family claiming descent from Muhammad

Origin of Hashemite

after H?shim, great-grandfather of Mohammed

of or pertaining to this family

Hashemite

also Hash·i·mite

noun

A member of a princely Arab family claiming direct descent from the prophet Muhammad.

Origin of Hashemite

From Arabic hāšimī from hašama to destroy, smash hśm


hashemite

Noun
  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.
Noun

(plural Hashemites)

  1. One who lays claim to being a direct descendent of Hasmim (the great grandfather of the prophet Muhammad).
Adjective

(not comparable)

  1. Relating to such a family or clan
Origin

From Arabic هاشمي (Hāšimī), from [script?] (hašama, “to destroy, smash”).


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  • Abdullah ibn Husein
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  • Faisal I
  • Hussein ibn Talal
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  • Nuri al-Sa'id
  • Walter Heller
  • Shaykh 'Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah
  • jordan

Words near Hashemite in the dictionary


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  • hasheesh
  • Hashemite
  • hashemite-kingdom-of-jordan
  • hashemites
  • hasher
  • hashers
  • hashes

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