ai ▁were ▁a ▁people ▁inhab iting ▁the ▁He j az ▁in ▁western ▁Arab ia ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁centuries ▁AD , ▁according ▁to ▁Greek ▁and ▁Latin ▁authors . ▁They ▁are ▁known ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁independent ▁sources . ▁Their ▁capital ▁was ▁Z amb ram , ▁but ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁named ▁settlement s ▁in ▁their ▁territory ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁with ▁certain ty . ▁Their ▁name ▁is ▁probably ▁related ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁K inda . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁ra iders ▁and ▁pir ates ▁pre ying ▁on ▁the ▁inc ense ▁trade ▁until ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁A ks um , ▁which ▁im posed ▁t ribute ▁on ▁them . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁sometimes ▁ang lic ized ▁K ina id ok ol p ites . ▁The ▁earliest ▁att ested ▁Latin ization ▁is ▁C ina ed oc ol p ita e . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁usually ▁sp elled ▁K ina id ok ol pit ai ▁( Κ ι ν α ι δ ο κ ο λ π ί τ α ι ) ▁with ▁an ▁initial ▁k appa ▁in ▁Greek , ▁but ▁in ▁one ▁instance ▁it ▁is ▁sp elled ▁Ch ined ak ol pit ai ▁( Χ ι ν ε δ α κ ο λ π ι τ α ι ) ▁with ▁an ▁initial ▁chi . ▁This ▁is ▁relevant ▁to ▁any ▁consideration ▁of ▁a ▁Sem it ic ▁rather ▁than ▁Greek ▁origin , ▁since ▁it ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁Sem it ic ▁et ym on ▁could ▁begin ▁with ▁either ▁kap h