Hittite (redirected from Hittites)

Hit·tite  (htt)

n.

1. A member of an ancient people living in Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000-1200 b.c.

2. The Indo-European language of the Hittites.

adj.

Of or relating to the Hittites, their language, or their culture.

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[From Hebrew ittî, from Akkadian atti, from Hittite Hatti, land of the Hattians (indigenous inhabitants of Anatolia), of Proto-Hattic (language of the Hattians) origin.]

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Hittite [ˈhɪtaɪt]

n

1. (Historical Terms) (Social Science / Peoples) a member of an ancient people of Anatolia, who built a great empire in N Syria and Asia Minor in the second millennium bc

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct language of this people, deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions found at Boǧazköy and elsewhere. It is clearly related to the Indo-European family of languages, although the precise relationship is disputed

adj

(Historical Terms) of or relating to this people, their civilization, or their language

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Hittite - a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place
	2.	Hittite - the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions Anatolian, Anatolian language - an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European
Adj.	1.	Hittite - of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or culture

Translations

Hittite [ˈhɪtaɪt]

A. ADJ → heteo, hitita

B. N

1. (= person) → heteo/a m/f, hitita mf

2. (Ling) → hitita m