Get to know Himyar better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.
Himyar meaning
An ancient kingdom based in modern Yemen.
Using Himyar
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient kingdom based in modern Yemen.
Context around Himyar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Himyar
- In this selection, "himyar" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 515, became and regularly stand out and add context to how "himyar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by 515 himyar became increasingly and raydan and himyar had called. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "himyar" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with himyar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Himyar was a state in ancient South Arabia dating from 110 BC. (13 words)
Ships from Himyar regularly traveled the East African coast, and the state also exerted a considerable amount of political control of the trading cities of East Africa. (27 words)
Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (1995) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia "Shamir of Dhu-Raydan and Himyar had called in the help of the clans of Habashat for against the kings of Saba; but Ilmuqah granted.. (34 words)
Abu Kariba died in 445, having reigned for almost 50 years. citation By 515, Himyar became increasingly divided along religious lines and a bitter conflict between different factions paved the way for an Aksumite intervention. (35 words)
Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (1995) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia "Shamir of Dhu-Raydan and Himyar had called in the help of the clans of Habashat for against the kings of Saba; but Ilmuqah granted.. (34 words)
Ships from Himyar regularly traveled the East African coast, and the state also exerted a considerable amount of political control of the trading cities of East Africa. (27 words)
Example sentences (4)
Abu Kariba died in 445, having reigned for almost 50 years. citation By 515, Himyar became increasingly divided along religious lines and a bitter conflict between different factions paved the way for an Aksumite intervention.
Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (1995) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia "Shamir of Dhu-Raydan and Himyar had called in the help of the clans of Habashat for against the kings of Saba; but Ilmuqah granted..
Ships from Himyar regularly traveled the East African coast, and the state also exerted a considerable amount of political control of the trading cities of East Africa.
The Himyar was a state in ancient South Arabia dating from 110 BC.