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单词 Himyarite
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Definition of Himyarite in English:

Himyarite

noun ˈhɪmjərʌɪtˈhimyəˌrīt
  • A member of an ancient people of the south-western part of the Arabian peninsula, who ruled much of southern Arabia before the 6th century AD.

    希木叶尔人(阿拉伯半岛西南部的古代居民,公元6世纪之前统治阿拉伯南部许多地区)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Arabia, whole tribes converted to Judaism, including two kinds of the Himyarites.
    • The monuments of these Himyarites were inscribed with an obsolete and mysterious alphabet.
    • They were also called the Himyarites or the Yemenites.
    • An Arabian author mentions other tribes beside the Himyarites as adherents of Judaism, viz., the Banu Kinana Banu Hareth ben Kab, and Kinda.
    • Abu Qarib Asad who was the king of Yemen introduced Judaism among the idolatrous Himyarites.
    • The Himyarites prospered in the incense, myrrh and spice trade until the Romans began to open the sea routes through the Red Sea.
    • There is good reason to think that the Himyarites were allied to Palmyra in the great rebellion against Rome in the 270's.
    • Like their predecessors, the Himyarites used the nomadic Arabs as auxiliaries in their armies, Robin adds, particularly from the 3rd century AD onwards.
    • The most famous of the Himyarites were Ziad Al-Jamhur, Quda'a and Sakasic.
    • The Himyarites had by this time formed an alliance with the Persians and defeated the Ethiopian invaders.
adjectiveˈhɪmjərʌɪtˈhimyəˌrīt
  • Relating to the Himyarites.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The belief that the graves of the Himyarite kings are full of jewelry leads many people to dig them up in order to steal what is inside.
    • In the past several of the Himyarite monarchs converted to Judaism though apparently their descendants had tended to revert to paganism.
    • The town leaders climbed down the well next to where the Himyarite castle used to be in the walled city.
    • However, it is believed that the last Himyarite kings had ruled Yemen from Sana'a, namely from the palace of Ghumdan.
    • Sometime after the 3rd century, the Himyarite ruling family converted to Judaism, making Judaism the ruling religion.
    • After the Christian era the Himyarite coinage loses much of its importance, and the execution becomes more and more barbarous.
    • Yet the kingdom was not Jewish, and its monotheism was but an expression of Himyarite independence.
    • A number of ancient empires, including the Minaean, Sabaean, and Himyarite, flourished in southern Yemen.
    • Sabaean and Himyarite inscriptions can be found on the gate of Shibam, especially in the mosque and in other older constructions.

Origin

From the name Himyar (the name of a traditional king of Yemen) + -ite1.

Definition of Himyarite in US English:

Himyarite

nounˈhimyəˌrīt
  • A member of an ancient people of the southwestern part of the Arabian peninsula, who ruled much of southern Arabia before the 6th century AD.

    希木叶尔人(阿拉伯半岛西南部的古代居民,公元6世纪之前统治阿拉伯南部许多地区)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Arabia, whole tribes converted to Judaism, including two kinds of the Himyarites.
    • The most famous of the Himyarites were Ziad Al-Jamhur, Quda'a and Sakasic.
    • They were also called the Himyarites or the Yemenites.
    • Like their predecessors, the Himyarites used the nomadic Arabs as auxiliaries in their armies, Robin adds, particularly from the 3rd century AD onwards.
    • The monuments of these Himyarites were inscribed with an obsolete and mysterious alphabet.
    • There is good reason to think that the Himyarites were allied to Palmyra in the great rebellion against Rome in the 270's.
    • An Arabian author mentions other tribes beside the Himyarites as adherents of Judaism, viz., the Banu Kinana Banu Hareth ben Kab, and Kinda.
    • Abu Qarib Asad who was the king of Yemen introduced Judaism among the idolatrous Himyarites.
    • The Himyarites prospered in the incense, myrrh and spice trade until the Romans began to open the sea routes through the Red Sea.
    • The Himyarites had by this time formed an alliance with the Persians and defeated the Ethiopian invaders.
adjectiveˈhimyəˌrīt
  • Relating to the Himyarites.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sabaean and Himyarite inscriptions can be found on the gate of Shibam, especially in the mosque and in other older constructions.
    • However, it is believed that the last Himyarite kings had ruled Yemen from Sana'a, namely from the palace of Ghumdan.
    • In the past several of the Himyarite monarchs converted to Judaism though apparently their descendants had tended to revert to paganism.
    • A number of ancient empires, including the Minaean, Sabaean, and Himyarite, flourished in southern Yemen.
    • After the Christian era the Himyarite coinage loses much of its importance, and the execution becomes more and more barbarous.
    • The belief that the graves of the Himyarite kings are full of jewelry leads many people to dig them up in order to steal what is inside.
    • Sometime after the 3rd century, the Himyarite ruling family converted to Judaism, making Judaism the ruling religion.
    • Yet the kingdom was not Jewish, and its monotheism was but an expression of Himyarite independence.
    • The town leaders climbed down the well next to where the Himyarite castle used to be in the walled city.

Origin

From the name Himyar(the name of a traditional king of Yemen) + -ite.

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