Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to the Himyarites or their language or culture.
- noun A member of an ancient tribe of southwest Arabia.
- noun The Semitic language of the ancient Himyarites.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
Himyaritic .
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- noun An
inhabitant of the ancientHimyaric kingdom .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The generic term Himyarite designates the proto-Arabic monumental inscriptions which have been discovered, especially in the past half-century, in the south of the Arabian peninsula.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Himyarite Kings, a dynastic name like Pharaoh, Kisra (Persia),
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“Akyál,” lit. whose word (Kaul) is obeyed, a title of the Himyarite Kings, of whom Al – Bergendi relates that one of them left an inscription at Samarcand, which many centuries ago no man could read.
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The Meccan temple was first dressed as a mark of honour by Tobba the Himyarite when he Judaized. 30 If we accept this fact, which is vouched for by Oriental history, we are led to the conclusion that the children of Israel settled at
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003
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Who knew what ancient idols, what Himyarite inscriptions, what trinkets of gold, might not be found there?
Sacrifice Stephen French Whitman
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Byzantine Emperor, in overthrowing the Himyarite power, killing the king and becoming the absolute rulers of South Arabia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Towards the beginning of our Era the three most prominent and powerful Arab states were the Sabean, the Himyarite, and that of Hadramaut.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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These results have opened the way not only to fresh views and studies concerning the various ancient South-Arabian dialects, such as Minean, Sabean, or Himyarite, Hadramautic, and Katabanian, but have also shed unexpected light on the history of the old
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Himyarite (Homerite) tribes of Yemen on the oppposite Arabian shore.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Be this as it may, by the defeat of the Himyarite army Quraish became supreme in command and authority.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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