Himyaritic
of or relating to the Himyarites and to the remains of their civilization.
a Semitic language anciently spoken in southern Arabia: extinct by 1100.
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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 BentClosely allied to the Himyaritic Arabian of the inscriptions.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man | Robert Gordon LathamThey utilised the old Himyaritic columns to build their mosques.
Southern Arabia | Theodore BentHaura is supposed to be the site of an ancient Himyaritic town.
Southern Arabia | Theodore BentIt would take an immense quantity of digging to come on Himyaritic remains.
Southern Arabia | Theodore Bent
British Dictionary definitions for Himyaritic
/ (ˌhɪmjəˈrɪtɪk) /
the extinct language of the Himyarites, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
of, relating to, or using this language
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