Modern South Arabian

proper noun

An independent branch in the Semitic languages, niece to the Old South Arabian lects, situated in the east of Yemen and in Oman, the largest being the Mehri language extending over both countries with a six-digit speaker number, bordering, while thus embosoming the intermediary Hobyot, the Shehri (syn.: Jibbali) language in Oman, and further containing the small Bathari and Harsusi languages in Oman, + the larger Soqotri language on Soqotra.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An independent branch in the Semitic languages, niece to the Old South Arabian lects, situated in the east of Yemen and in Oman, the largest being the Mehri language extending over both countries with a six-digit speaker number, bordering, while thus embosoming the intermediary Hobyot, the Shehri (syn.: Jibbali) language in Oman, and further containing the small Bathari and Harsusi languages in Oman, + the larger Soqotri language on Soqotra.
adjectiveModern South Arabian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelated or belonging to the aforementioned language group
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APA

Modern South Arabian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20South%20Arabian

MLA

“Modern South Arabian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20South%20Arabian. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Modern South Arabian,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20South%20Arabian.

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