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

1. Yemen

Usage notes

• Unlike the majority of country names اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman) is a masculine.

Declension

Declension of noun الْيَمَن (al-yaman)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	—	الْيَمَن al-yaman	—
nominative	—	الْيَمَنُ al-yamanu	—
accusative	—	الْيَمَنَ al-yamana	—
genitive	—	الْيَمَنِ al-yamani	—

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