Hamite


Ham·ite

H0036200 (hăm′īt′)n. A member of a group of peoples of northern and northeast Africa, including the Berbers, Tuaregs, and the ancient Egyptians and their descendants, thought to be descended from the biblical patriarch Ham. No longer in technical use.

Hamite

(ˈhæmaɪt) n (Peoples) a member of a group of peoples of N Africa supposedly descended from Noah's son Ham (Genesis 5:32, 10:6), including the ancient Egyptians, the Berbers, etc

Ham•ite

(ˈhæm aɪt)

n. 1. a descendant of Ham. Gen. 10:1, 6–20. 2. (esp. formerly) a member of any of the Hamitic-speaking peoples of N and E Africa. [1635–45]