# Hashemite

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #97,095

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

## 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”).

## Source
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