Japhetanadj.n.

Brit.

/dʒəˈfiːt(ə)n/,

/dʒeɪˈfiːt(ə)n/, U.S.

/dʒəˈfitn/

Forms: 1700s– Japhetan, 1800s–1900s Japetan, 1800s Japhethan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Japhet , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Japhet (also Japheth: see Japhethite n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Japhetian adj.With the form Japetan compare the α. forms at Japhetic adj. and see discussion at that entry.

Now rare.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to any of the peoples mentioned in Genesis 10:2–5 as descended from Japheth, one of the sons of Noah; = Japhetian adj. Cf. Japhetic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Aryan > [adjective]

Japhetiana1638

Japhetic1710

Japhetan1764

Indo-European1814

Aryan1843

1764 R. Jones Origin Lang. & Nations sig. c3^v Madai seems to have been left behind to push the other Japhetan nations forward into Europe.

1859 Biblical Repertory Jan. 145 The scriptural ethnography..divides the human family into three great families, the Semitic, Japhetan, and Hamite.

1969 W. P. Boswell Roots Irish Monasticism (M.A. Thesis, San Francisco State Coll.) iv. 102 No one talks about Japhetan languages, although the terms Semitic and Hamitic are freely used to describe North African and Near Eastern tongues.

2006 C. Kidd Forging of Races iii. 75 The fall of the Sidonian city of Tyre (founded by Canaanites) to Alexander the Great (the Greeks being of Japhetan descent) and..the fall of the city of Carthage (ultimately Canaanite in origin) to the Japhetan Romans.

B. n.

A member of a people said to be descended from Japheth, one of the sons of Noah; = Japhetian n. Cf. Japhethite n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [noun] > descendants of individuals

Cainite1645

Japhetan1764

Sassanid1776

Sassanian1855

1764 R. Jones Origin Lang. & Nations sig. h Telamon..is from..the family of the Mæones;..the most ancient nation descended from Japhet.., the name signifying the great Ionians or Japhetans.

1855 Southern Presbyterian Rev. Oct. 262 There are at least three varieties of complexion included in Genesis X, the swarthy Hamites, the yellow Shemites, and the white Japetans.

1999 C. Kidd Brit. Identities before Nationalism (2003) i. iii. 53 When the Japhetans first came to Europe in the seventh century after the Deluge, they brought with them their ancient monotheism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	japhetan
释义	Japhetanadj.n. Brit. /dʒəˈfiːt(ə)n/, /dʒeɪˈfiːt(ə)n/, U.S. /dʒəˈfitn/ Forms: 1700s– Japhetan, 1800s–1900s Japetan, 1800s Japhethan. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Japhet , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Japhet (also Japheth: see Japhethite n.) + -an suffix. Compare earlier Japhetian adj.With the form Japetan compare the α. forms at Japhetic adj. and see discussion at that entry. Now rare. A. adj. Of, relating to, or belonging to any of the peoples mentioned in Genesis 10:2–5 as descended from Japheth, one of the sons of Noah; = Japhetian adj. Cf. Japhetic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Aryan > [adjective] Japhetiana1638 Japhetic1710 Japhetan1764 Indo-European1814 Aryan1843 1764 R. Jones Origin Lang. & Nations sig. c3^v Madai seems to have been left behind to push the other Japhetan nations forward into Europe. 1859 Biblical Repertory Jan. 145 The scriptural ethnography..divides the human family into three great families, the Semitic, Japhetan, and Hamite. 1969 W. P. Boswell Roots Irish Monasticism (M.A. Thesis, San Francisco State Coll.) iv. 102 No one talks about Japhetan languages, although the terms Semitic and Hamitic are freely used to describe North African and Near Eastern tongues. 2006 C. Kidd Forging of Races iii. 75 The fall of the Sidonian city of Tyre (founded by Canaanites) to Alexander the Great (the Greeks being of Japhetan descent) and..the fall of the city of Carthage (ultimately Canaanite in origin) to the Japhetan Romans. B. n. A member of a people said to be descended from Japheth, one of the sons of Noah; = Japhetian n. Cf. Japhethite n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [noun] > descendants of individuals Cainite1645 Japhetan1764 Sassanid1776 Sassanian1855 1764 R. Jones Origin Lang. & Nations sig. h Telamon..is from..the family of the Mæones;..the most ancient nation descended from Japhet.., the name signifying the great Ionians or Japhetans. 1855 Southern Presbyterian Rev. Oct. 262 There are at least three varieties of complexion included in Genesis X, the swarthy Hamites, the yellow Shemites, and the white Japetans. 1999 C. Kidd Brit. Identities before Nationalism (2003) i. iii. 53 When the Japhetans first came to Europe in the seventh century after the Deluge, they brought with them their ancient monotheism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1764
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