Himyaritic

[him-yuh-rit-ik]

adjective

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

noun

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

Origin of Himyaritic

First recorded in 1850–55; Himyarite + -ic

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Examples from the Web for himyaritic

Historical Examples of himyaritic

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
Closely allied to the Himyaritic Arabian of the inscriptions.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man
Robert Gordon Latham
It has a picturesque modern fort, built on old Himyaritic foundations.
Southern Arabia
Theodore Bent

British Dictionary definitions for himyaritic

Himyaritic

noun

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

adjective

of, relating to, or using this language

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