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Hittite - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Hittite : adj : of or relating to the Hittite people or their language or
culture [syn: Hittite]
(noun)
1: a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and
northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC [syn: Hittite]
2: the language of the Hittites and the principal language of
the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from
cuneiform inscriptions [syn: Hittite]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Hittite : \Hit"tite\, n. [Based on Heb. Khitt[=i]m Hittites.]
A member of an ancient people (or perhaps group of peoples)
whose settlements extended from Armenia westward into Asia
Minor and southward into Palestine. They are known to have
been met along the Orontes as early as 1500 b. c., and were
often at war with the Egyptians and Assyrians. Especially in
the north they developed a considerable civilization, of
which numerous monuments and inscriptions are extant.
Authorities are not agreed as to their race. While several
attempts have been made to decipher the Hittite characters,
little progress has yet been made.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Hittite, one who is broken; who fears
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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