Himyaritic
Syllables: Him·ya·ri·tic/ˌhɪm.jəˈrɪ.tɪk/
Himyaritic proper noun: old South Arabian.
Proper noun
Himyaritic
- Old South Arabian.
- Any language or dialect belonging to Himyarites and reported from an ancient Arabic perspective as peculiar.
- If the traditional Arab and Islamic scholars are to be believed, the Ḥimyaritic language was incomprehensible to a speaker of Arabic.2007, Christian Robin, edited by Versteegh, Kees, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics, volume 2, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 257b
- An imagined Semitic language belonging to the Himyarites who however generally wrote Sabaean.
Adjective
Himyaritic (comparative more Himyaritic, superlative most Himyaritic)
- Related or belonging to the aforementioned language or language group.
Forms of Himyaritic
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Himjaritic |
| alternative form | Himyaric |
| alternative form | Himjaric |
| alternative form | Ḥimyaritic |
| alternative form | ḥimyaritic |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Himyaritic |
| superlative | most Himyaritic |
Origin of Himyaritic
From Himyarite + -ic.
Words that rhyme with Himyaritic
Questions about Himyaritic
- What does Himyaritic mean?
- Himyaritic means old South Arabian.
- What part of speech is Himyaritic?
- Himyaritic can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Himyaritic?
- Himyaritic is pronounced /ˌhɪm.jəˈrɪ.tɪk/.
Words near Himyaritic in the dictionary
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