hashemite

hashemite noun: an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.

Noun (1)

hashemite

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

Noun (2) capitalized: Hashemite

Hashemite (plural Hashemites)

One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Adjective capitalized: Hashemite

Hashemite (not comparable)

Relating to or being descendants of Hashim.
- In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan.1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 167

Forms of hashemite

plural	Hashemites

Origin of hashemite

Named after the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, within which it occurs.

From Arabic هَاشِمِيّ (hāšimiyy, “Hashemite”) with English suffix -ite, from هَاشِم (hāšim, “Hashim”). The name signifies "breaker of bread", from هَشَمَ (hašama, “to destroy, smash”).

Words formed from hashemite

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Questions about hashemite

What does hashemite mean?: Hashemite means an orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.
What part of speech is hashemite?: Hashemite can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of hashemite?: The plural of hashemite is Hashemites.

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