Qataban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen that existed from the early 1st millennium BCE until the late 1st or 2nd centuries CE.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/

Word forms

Qataban

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قتبان (qatabān), from Qatabanian 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬 (qtbn /⁠qatabān⁠/).

Derived words

Qatabanian Qatabanic Qatabanite
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