Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

himyar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: him-yar
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient kingdom based in modern Yemen.

Etymology

From Arabic حِمْيَر (ḥimyar), from Old South Arabian 𐩢𐩣𐩺𐩧 (ḥmyr).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: حِمْيَر, 𐩢𐩣𐩺𐩧

Derived Forms

Himyaric Himyarite Himyaritic

Questions

What does himyar mean?: An ancient kingdom based in modern Yemen.
Where does himyar come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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