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

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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

The word Tobba or Tubba, I have been informed by some of the modern Arabs, is still used in the Himyaritic dialect of Arabic to signify "the Great" or "the Chief."

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

The German savants, mostly attributing them to the Sabá tribes, who immigrated from Yemen about our first century, tried the Himyaritic syllabaries and failed.

From The Land of Midian — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Haura is supposed to be the site of an ancient Himyaritic town.

From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore

The second one, which is a mile further up the Wadi Yeramis than the first, is evidently Himyaritic, and protected the first town after Banna on the way to the Hadhramout.

From Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore