Himyaric

English

Etymology

Himyar +‎ -ic

Adjective

Himyaric (comparative more Himyaric, superlative most Himyaric)

  1. Of or relating to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, or to his successors or people; applied especially to certain ancient inscriptions showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic language.
    the Himjaritic characters, language, etc.
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Synonyms

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for Himyaric in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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