Hashemite

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Noun === Hashemite (plural Hashemites) One who lays claim to being a direct descendant of Hashim, the great grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === Hashemite (not comparable) Relating to or being descendants of Hashim. ==== Derived terms ==== Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ==== Translations ====