Etymology

Qataban

Qa·ta·ban
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Arabic قتبان ← xqt 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬
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  1. xqt · derived from𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromقتبان
  3. English todayQataban

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

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