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Him⋅yar⋅ite

  [him-yuh-rahyt]
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–noun
1. one of an ancient people of southern Arabia speaking a Semitic language.
2. a descendant of these people.
–adjective
3. Himyaritic.
Origin:
1835–45; < Ar ḥimyar (name of a tribe and an old dynasty of Yemen) + -ite 1
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Him·yar·ite   (hĭm'yə-rīt')   
adj.  Relating to the Himyarites or their language or culture.
n.  

  1. A member of an ancient tribe of southwest Arabia.

  2. The Semitic language of the ancient Himyarites.


[After Himyar, a legendary king of Yemen.]
Him'yar·it'ic (-rĭt'ĭk) adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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