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Himyarite

Noun

Meaning

Himyarite (plural Himyarites)

(historical) An inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Himyar.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A man from the Himyarite Kingdom was sent by Abraha to advise them that Abraha only wished to demolish the Kaaba and if they resisted, they would be crushed. Source: Internet

The last Himyarite king Ma'adikarib Ya'fur was supported by Aksum against his Jewish rivals. Source: Internet

“They anticipated 'the Mahdi who will lead the rising people of the Yemen back to their country’ in order to restore the glory of their lost Himyarite kingdom. Source: Internet

Yet Norris also notes that E.F.Gautier (1942) found an echo in the 6th century Byzantine historian Procopius of the Himyarite myth, and conjectured an ancient Canaanite Völkerwanderungen, finding common cultural symbols. Source: Internet

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