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Qataban

Syllables: Qa·ta·banUS/ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/

Qataban proper noun: an ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE until the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE.

Proper noun

Qataban

  1. An ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE until the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE.

Qataban meaning in Arabic

Qataban in Arabic

An ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen
قتبان

Origin of Qataban

Borrowed from Arabic قتبان (qatabān), from Qatabanian 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬 (qtbn /⁠qatabān⁠/).

Words formed from Qataban

Questions about Qataban

What does Qataban mean?
Qataban means an ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE until the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE.
What is Qataban in Arabic?
Qataban in Arabic is قتبان. See Qataban meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Qataban?
Qataban is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Qataban?
Qataban is pronounced /ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/ (US).

Words near Qataban in the dictionary

  1. qasrs
  2. qass
  3. Qassam
  4. Qassams
  5. qat
  6. Qataban
  7. Qatabanian
  8. Qatabanians
  9. Qatabanic
  10. Qatabānian
  11. Qatabānic

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