Hashemite Definition

hazhəmīt
noun
A member of an Arabian princely family claiming descent from Muhammad.
Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary
adjective
Of or pertaining to this family.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hashemite

Noun

Singular:
Hashemite
Plural:
hashemites

Origin of Hashemite

  • From Arabic hāšimī from hašama to destroy, smash hśm in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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