Himyaritic

American  

[him-yuh-rit-ik] / ˌhɪm jəˈrɪt ɪk /

adjective

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

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noun

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

Himyaritic British  

/ ˌhɪmjəˈrɪtɪk /

noun

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

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or using this language

Etymology

Origin of Himyaritic

First recorded in 1850–55; Himyarite + -ic

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Example Sentences

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Himyaritic

The majority of the people are of the Eastern Hamitic family mixed with cultured Himyaritic Semites from South Arabia.

From Time Magazine Archive

They are apparently of extreme antiquity, and doubtless far anterior in date to any other Himyaritic remains that we saw in the Hadhramout.

From Southern Arabia by Theodore Bent

The Arabic or Southern Class consists of the dead languages Ethiopic and the Himyaritic Inscriptions, and the living languages of Arabic and Amharic.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Max Müller

But the official language and that of all the upper classes is of Semitic origin, derived from the ancient Himyaritic, which is the most archaic member of the Semitic linguistic family.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by 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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

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