اليمن
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ي م ن (y m n) |
| 6 terms |
Related to يَمِين (yamīn, “right (side)”); originally, denoted the south, as it was the cardinal direction to one's right when facing the sun. It's one of the Arabic country names which requires the definite article اَل (al-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ja.man/
Proper noun
اَلْيَمَن • (al-yaman) m
Usage notes
- Unlike the majority of country names اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman) is a masculine.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | — | الْيَمَن al-yaman |
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| nominative | — | الْيَمَنُ al-yamanu |
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| accusative | — | الْيَمَنَ al-yamana |
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| genitive | — | الْيَمَنِ al-yamani |
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Derived terms
- يَمَنِيّ (yamaniyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “يمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN