Cushiten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌʃʌɪt/,

/ˈkʊʃʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈkəˌʃaɪt/,

/ˈkʊˌʃaɪt/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– Cushite, 1800s– Kushite.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Kush , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < Kush, Cush, the name of an ancient region focused on the Nile valley south of Egypt (now in the north-east of Sudan; compare the note in the definition) + -ite suffix¹.The English form of the place name is based on Hebrew kūš , itself ultimately < ancient Egyptian k3š (in which 3 represents a glottal stop; vowels are not indicated); compare Assyrian Kûsu and ancient Greek Κους . In the early Greek and Latin translations of the Old Testament (as well as English translations based on these), the Hebrew place name is represented by forms of the name of Ethiopia (see Ethiopian n. and the discussion at that entry); compare quot. 1610 at sense A. 1. With use of the word with reference to a group of current languages (see sense A. 2) compare the discussion at Cushitic n.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient region of Kush. historical.The place name Kush can refer to territories located on both or either sides of the Red Sea, in north-east Africa and the Arabian peninsula, though it chiefly refers to the land of Nubia, south of Egypt. These territories were also known by the name Ethiopia.

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Cushite1610

Meroite1844

Cushitic1912

1610 A. Willet Hexapla in Danielem ii. 434 There were two countreys called by that name Cush or Aethiopia: one was Arabia in Asia, and therefore Zipporah Moses wife, is called a Cushite or Aethiopesse... The other Aethiopia..was in Africa beyond Egypt.

1836 N. Morren tr. E. F. C. Rosenmüller Bibl. Geogr. Central Asia I. ii. 80 A Cushite was the same as ‘a man of colour’.

1961 A. J. Arkell in R. Oliver Dawn Afr. Hist. 10 The Cushites clashed with..Assyria.

2004 Week 25 Sept. 28/1 An impressive sandstone bark stand, is elegantly decorated with ibis-headed gods and ‘elusive bands of hieroglyphs’, but it is the work of the Sudanese Kushites rather than the invading Egyptians.

2. The language spoken in the ancient region of Kush. Later also used to refer to a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising a number of modern languages spoken chiefly in the Horn of Africa and the Nile Valley, including Afar, Beja, Oromo, Sidamo, and Somali. Cushitic is now the preferred term for this language family. Cf. Cushitic n.

ΚΠ

1850 F. R. Chesney Exped. Surv. Euphrates & Tigris I. Index 756/2 Cushite, language of Arabia.

1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 67 The fourth branch of Semitic-Hamitic is Cushite, south of Egypt; it includes a number of languages, among them Somali and Galla.

2000 L. H. Gann & P. Duignan Afr. & World ii. v. 60 Cushite..has several branches. They include Somali, Galla and other related tongues spoken around the ‘Horn of Africa’ and beyond.

B. adj.

Of, belonging to, or relating to the Cushites or the language of the ancient region of Kush.

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Cushite1619

1619 H. Ainsworth Annot. Fourth Bk. Moses, called Numbers sig. O3/2 He had taken a Cushite woman, and had now put her away.

1846 Cycl. Bibl. Lit. I. 503/1 The name Cush was applied to tracts of country both in Arabia and Africa..on the very probable supposition that the descendants of the primitive Cushite tribes, who had settled in the former country, emigrated across the Red Sea to the latter region of the earth.

1961 A. J. Arkell in R. Oliver Dawn Afr. Hist. 10 The pharaoh sacked the old Cushite capital of Napata.

1991 P. James et al. Cent. of Darkness (1992) ix. 209 The classical tradition has it that the Kushite king who conquered Egypt was Shabaqo, and, indeed, he is acknowledged as first ruler of the Dynasty in the King List of Manetho.

2003 D. Luciano in D. L. Eng & D. Kazanjian Loss 171 The resurfaced Cushite words serve as signposts indicating the direction the explorers ought to take.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	cushite
释义	Cushiten.adj. Brit. /ˈkʌʃʌɪt/, /ˈkʊʃʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈkəˌʃaɪt/, /ˈkʊˌʃaɪt/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– Cushite, 1800s– Kushite. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Kush , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < Kush, Cush, the name of an ancient region focused on the Nile valley south of Egypt (now in the north-east of Sudan; compare the note in the definition) + -ite suffix¹.The English form of the place name is based on Hebrew kūš , itself ultimately < ancient Egyptian k3š (in which 3 represents a glottal stop; vowels are not indicated); compare Assyrian Kûsu and ancient Greek Κους . In the early Greek and Latin translations of the Old Testament (as well as English translations based on these), the Hebrew place name is represented by forms of the name of Ethiopia (see Ethiopian n. and the discussion at that entry); compare quot. 1610 at sense A. 1. With use of the word with reference to a group of current languages (see sense A. 2) compare the discussion at Cushitic n. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient region of Kush. historical.The place name Kush can refer to territories located on both or either sides of the Red Sea, in north-east Africa and the Arabian peninsula, though it chiefly refers to the land of Nubia, south of Egypt. These territories were also known by the name Ethiopia. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > ancient people of East Africa > [noun] Cushite1610 Meroite1844 Cushitic1912 1610 A. Willet Hexapla in Danielem ii. 434 There were two countreys called by that name Cush or Aethiopia: one was Arabia in Asia, and therefore Zipporah Moses wife, is called a Cushite or Aethiopesse... The other Aethiopia..was in Africa beyond Egypt. 1836 N. Morren tr. E. F. C. Rosenmüller Bibl. Geogr. Central Asia I. ii. 80 A Cushite was the same as ‘a man of colour’. 1961 A. J. Arkell in R. Oliver Dawn Afr. Hist. 10 The Cushites clashed with..Assyria. 2004 Week 25 Sept. 28/1 An impressive sandstone bark stand, is elegantly decorated with ibis-headed gods and ‘elusive bands of hieroglyphs’, but it is the work of the Sudanese Kushites rather than the invading Egyptians. 2. The language spoken in the ancient region of Kush. Later also used to refer to a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising a number of modern languages spoken chiefly in the Horn of Africa and the Nile Valley, including Afar, Beja, Oromo, Sidamo, and Somali. Cushitic is now the preferred term for this language family. Cf. Cushitic n. ΚΠ 1850 F. R. Chesney Exped. Surv. Euphrates & Tigris I. Index 756/2 Cushite, language of Arabia. 1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. iv. 67 The fourth branch of Semitic-Hamitic is Cushite, south of Egypt; it includes a number of languages, among them Somali and Galla. 2000 L. H. Gann & P. Duignan Afr. & World ii. v. 60 Cushite..has several branches. They include Somali, Galla and other related tongues spoken around the ‘Horn of Africa’ and beyond. B. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to the Cushites or the language of the ancient region of Kush. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > ancient people of East Africa > [adjective] Cushite1619 1619 H. Ainsworth Annot. Fourth Bk. Moses, called Numbers sig. O3/2 He had taken a Cushite woman, and had now put her away. 1846 Cycl. Bibl. Lit. I. 503/1 The name Cush was applied to tracts of country both in Arabia and Africa..on the very probable supposition that the descendants of the primitive Cushite tribes, who had settled in the former country, emigrated across the Red Sea to the latter region of the earth. 1961 A. J. Arkell in R. Oliver Dawn Afr. Hist. 10 The pharaoh sacked the old Cushite capital of Napata. 1991 P. James et al. Cent. of Darkness (1992) ix. 209 The classical tradition has it that the Kushite king who conquered Egypt was Shabaqo, and, indeed, he is acknowledged as first ruler of the Dynasty in the King List of Manetho. 2003 D. Luciano in D. L. Eng & D. Kazanjian Loss 171 The resurfaced Cushite words serve as signposts indicating the direction the explorers ought to take. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.adj.1610
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