Hittite
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hittite in British English:
UK [ˈhitait]
How to pronounce Hittite in American English:
US [ˈhɪtˌaɪt]
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- Noun:
- a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC
- the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or culture
Word Origin
- Hittite
- c. 1600, "of or pertaining to an Indo-European people whose empire (c. 1900-700 B.C.E.) covered much of modern Turkey and Syria," from Hebrew Hitti "Hittite" (plural Hittim), from Hittite Hatti. The biblical use (Gen. xv:20, etc.) refers to Canaanite or Syrian tribes that probably were genuine scions of the Hittites. They were called khita or kheta in Egyptian.
Example
- 1. Uriah the hittite : thirty-seven in number .
- 2. Can I sit in on your intermediate hittite class ?
- 3. Hittite hieroglyphics were initially considered heraldry by serious linguists but were eventually found to be true writing and deciphered .
- 4. Then you shall say , your servant uriah the hittite is also dead .
- 5. Then say thou , thy servant uriah the hittite is dead also .