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.

Origin of Himyaritic

1
First recorded in 1850–55; Himyarite + -ic

Words Nearby Himyaritic

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How to use Himyaritic in a sentence

  • It has a picturesque modern fort, built on old Himyaritic foundations.

    Southern Arabia | Theodore Bent
  • Closely allied to the Himyaritic Arabian of the inscriptions.

  • They utilised the old Himyaritic columns to build their mosques.

    Southern Arabia | Theodore Bent
  • Haura is supposed to be the site of an ancient Himyaritic town.

    Southern Arabia | Theodore Bent
  • It would take an immense quantity of digging to come on Himyaritic remains.

    Southern Arabia | Theodore Bent

British Dictionary definitions for Himyaritic

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

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