Qatabanian
/ˌkatəˈbeɪnɪən/(also Catabanian, Katabanian, Qathabanian)
noun
1A native or inhabitant of Qataban, an ancient kingdom of the southern Arabian peninsula.
2The Semitic language of Qataban.
adjective
Of or relating to Qataban or its language.
Origin
Early 19th century. Originally from Catabania, the name of an ancient kingdom in southern Arabia (post-classical Latin Catabania; from Hellenistic Greek Κατταβανία (Strabo); compare Hellenistic Greek Κιτίβαινα (Theophrastus)) + -an; subsequently from Qataban (Arabic Qaṭabān), the name of this kingdom + -ian.
- besetting sin
- be shitting bricks
- beshrew
- be sick
- beside
- beside oneself
- beside (or off) the point
- besides
- beside the point
- besiege
- besiegement
- besieger
- be simplicity itself
- be sitting pretty
- be skin and bone
- besmear
- besmirch
- be snowed under
- be so good as (or be good enough) to do something
- besom
- be someone's doing
- be someone's (or the) man
- be sorry to say
- besotted
- besought