Himyaritic

[ him-yuh-rit-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the Himyarites and to the remains of their civilization.

noun

1. a Semitic language anciently spoken in southern Arabia: extinct by 1100.

Himyaritic

/ ˌhɪmjəˈrɪtɪk /

noun

1. the extinct language of the Himyarites, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family

adjective

1. of, relating to, or using this language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Himyaritic¹

First recorded in 1850–55; Himyarite + -ic

Example Sentences

Himyaritic, him-ya-rit′ik, adj. a name formerly applied to the language of the ancient Sab�an inscriptions in the south-west of Arabia.

From Project Gutenberg

N.W. of Shibām, was explored by Theodore Bent in 1894; the tomb itself is of no interest, but in the neighbourhood there are extensive ruins with Himyaritic inscriptions on the stones.

From Project Gutenberg

The Himyaritic immigrants, who still hold sway in a foreign land, have long ceased to exist as a distinct nationality in their own country, where they had nevertheless ages ago founded flourishing empires, centres of one of the very oldest civilisations of which there is any record.

From Project Gutenberg

Along the road are still to be seen vestiges of cities and inscribed monuments, such as the Himyaritic inscriptions on the high plateau of Kohait, the six obelisks with a Saban inscription at Toconda, and an obelisk with an inscription at Amba Sait.

From Project Gutenberg

The Axumites belonged originally to the Hamitic race, but the immigration of the Himyaritic tribes of southern Arabia speedily imposed a new language and civilization.

From Project Gutenberg