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

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Its most ancient documents are the Himyaritic inscriptions.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

In Yemen, as in other southern districts of the peninsula, Arabic merges insensibly into the Himyaritic or African dialect of Hadramut and Mahra.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

The outer wall is built of fine large stones, and the interior has a beautiful foundation, evidently Himyaritic, and commands an extensive view.

From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore

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