Qataban

Qa·ta·ban
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US/ˈkæ.təˌbɑn/

proper noun

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.

OriginArabic قتبان ← xqt 𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

Origin

  1. xqt𐩤𐩩𐩨𐩬
  2. Arabicقتبان
  3. EnglishQataban

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

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Translations

Arabic قتبان
  • قتبانAn ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen
German Qataban
  • QatabanAn ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen
Greek Καταμπάν
  • Καταμπάν (Katampán)An ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen
Lithuanian Katabanas
  • KatabanasAn ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen
Russian Катаба́н
  • Катаба́н (Katabán)An ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen
Spanish Qataban
  • QatabanAn ancient South Semitic-speaking kingdom in ancient Yemen
Cite this entry
APA

Qataban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qataban

MLA

“Qataban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qataban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Qataban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qataban.

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