Himyarite

American  

[him-yuh-rahyt] / ˈhɪm yəˌraɪt /

noun

1. one of an ancient people of southern Arabia speaking a Semitic language.

2. a descendant of these people.

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adjective

1. Himyaritic.

Himyarite British  

/ ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt /

noun

1. a member of an ancient people of SW Arabia, sometimes regarded as including the Sabeans

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adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their culture

Etymology

Origin of Himyarite

1835–45; < Arabic ḥimyar (name of a tribe and an old dynasty of Yemen) + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

How did religious issues in Aksumite and Himyarite culture affect the development of these societies?

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Here, the Himyarite Empire subsumed local groups to become a unified state that converted to Judaism sometime in the fifth century CE.

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In Arabia, he sought to aid the local Christian communities with a military campaign against the Himyarite king Dhu Nuwas.

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Himyar came into increasing contact with Christian missionaries inside its borders, and several churches were built in Himyarite cities in the fourth and fifth centuries.

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It belonged to the Himyarite Tobba, Amru bin Ma'ad Kurb, and came into the hands of Harun al-Rashid.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir