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Meaning of HIMYARIC

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Him*yar"ic\, Himyaritic \Him`ya*rit"ic\, a.
Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or
to his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters,
language, etc.; applied esp. to certain ancient inscriptions
showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic,
still spoken in Southern Arabia. --Brande & C.

 

 

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