Sabaic
/səˈbeɪ.ɪk/noun
Relating to Saba, an ancient kingdom in southern Arabia, or to its documented Old South Arabian language.
Did you know?Sabaic inscriptions were written in an ancient South Arabian alphabet and preserve evidence of temples, rulers, irrigation works, and offerings to deities such as Almaqah.
Etymological Timeline
1st millennium BCE
Sabaic
𐩪𐩨𐩱 (Sabaʾ)
“The name used in inscriptions for the ancient South Arabian kingdom of Saba.”
Classical Antiquity
Greek
Σαβαῖοι (Sabaioi)
“The Sabaeans, or people of Saba, described by Greek writers.”
Classical Latin
Latin
Sabaei
“The Sabaeans; the name used in Roman-era references to the Arabian kingdom and its people.”
Medieval and Early Modern English
English
Sabean / Sabaean
“Relating to Saba or its people; forms influenced by biblical and classical tradition.”
19th–20th Century
English
Sabaic
“A modern scholarly adjective for the Sabaean language and inscriptions.”
Modern English
English
Sabaic
“Relating to ancient Saba or to its Old South Arabian language.”