Himyaritic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Himyaric \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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