Himyarite Definition

hĭmyə-rīt
adjective
Of the Himyarites or their language or culture.
Webster's New World
noun
A member of an ancient South Arabian people.
Webster's New World
An Arab descended from this people.
Webster's New World
The Semitic language of this people.
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Other Word Forms of Himyarite

Noun

Singular:
Himyarite
Plural:
himyarites

Origin of Himyarite

  • After Himyar , a legendary king of Yemen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Himyarite Sentence Examples

  • The other, which has been often edited,' is an account of a severe persecution which the Himyarite Christians of Najran in south-west Arabia underwent in 523, at the hands of the king of Yemen.

  • More serious was the conflict under Dhu-Nu'as (DhuI uwas of the Arab historians) in the beginning of the 6th century; it ended in the overthrow of the Himyarite king and the subjugation of Yemen, which was governed by a deputy of the Axumite king, till (about 570) the conquerors were overthrown by a small band of Persian adventurers.

  • One remarkable tetradrachm with the Sabaean legend Abyath'a is imitated from an Alexander of the 2nd century B.C., the execution being quite artistic and the weight Attic. There are also coins struck at Raydan and Harib, which must be assigned to the Himyarite period (1st and 2nd century A.D.).

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