Hittite
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Hittite
- /ˈhɪ.taɪt/
Where it comes from
From Biblical Hebrew חִתִּי (ḥittî), from Hittite 𒄩𒋾 (ḫati), perhaps ultimately an exonym related to Hatti. In reference to the Indo-European-speaking people of Asia Minor (as opposed to the Biblical Hittites), this term was first used in the early 20th century in confusion with the neighboring Hattites (Hattic) whose language was recorded in discovered texts as [script needed] (ḫattili). It is now known that the Hittites called themselves 𒉈𒋗𒈨𒉌𒌍 (ne-šu-me-né-eš /nešumeneš/, “people from the city of Nesha”), hence the much less used alternative name Nesite or Neshite.
noun Hittites · Hitt.
- A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.
proper noun Hitt.
- An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC. The study of the main body of Hittite texts was intrusted^([sic]) to the Austrian scholar Hrozny, who in 1915 published a preliminary account of his results[…]
adjective Hitt.
- Of or relating to the Hittite people.
- Of or relating to the Hittite language.
- Of or relating to the Hittite Kingdom, located in central Anatolia (modern Turkey), that flourished from about 1800 to 1400 B.C.E.
Translations
Every language
noun person
| Español | hitita, hetita, heteo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヒッタイト hittaito |
| 中文 | 赫梯人 hètīrén |
| हिन्दी | हत्ती hattī |
| Português | hitita |
| Deutsch | Hethiter, Hethiterin |
| Italiano | ittita, ittito, hittita, hittito, eteo |
| Русский | хетт xett, хеттей xettej |
| العربية | حِثِّيّ ḥiṯṯiyy, حِثِّيَّة ḥiṯṯiyya |
name language
| Español | hitita |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヒッタイト語 hittaito-go |
| 中文 | 赫梯語 /赫梯语 Hètīyǔ |
| हिन्दी | हत्ती hattī |
| Português | hitita |
| Français | hittite |
| Deutsch | Hethitisch |
| Italiano | ittito, hittito |
| Русский | хе́ттский язы́к xéttskij jazýk |
Talk about this word "Hittite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hittite. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hittite. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hittite "Hittite." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hittite.Cite this
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title = {Hittite},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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