Yemen
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.mən/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈjɪ.mən/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmən
Proper noun
[edit]Yemen
- A country in Western Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.
- 2012 April 30, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, “Al-Qaida's wretched utopia and the battle for hearts and minds”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Unlike in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, in Yemen they are trying to implement sharia by winning over the hearts and minds of the people.
- (historical) A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.
Usage notes
[edit]The country is traditionally referred to with the definite article the, though this construction has declined in use.[1]
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Republic of Yemen
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region
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References
[edit]- ^ Motschenbacher, Heiko (2020) “Greece, the Netherlands and (the) Ukraine: A Corpus-Based Study of Definite Article Use with Country Names”, in A Journal of Onomastics, volume 68, number 1, , pages 1–16
See also
[edit]- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Cyprus
- East Timor
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Anagrams
[edit]Asturian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Yemen m
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Central Nahuatl
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Yemen
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Crimean Tatar
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Yemen
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
References
[edit]Danish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Yemen
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Related terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Yemen m
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Derived terms
[edit]Norwegian
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Yemen n
- alternative spelling of Jemen: Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Yemen m
Usage notes
[edit]The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the forms Iêmen or Iémen are preferred.
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
Proper noun
[edit]Yemen m
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Usage notes
[edit]- The definite article is optional when referring to Yemen in Spanish (i.e. el Yemen).
Derived terms
[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish Yemen (“Yemen”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjemen/ [ˈjɛː.mɛn̪]
- Rhymes: -emen
- Syllabification: Ye‧men
Proper noun
[edit]Yemen (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔)
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Coordinate terms
[edit]- Apganistan
- Armenya ~ Armenia
- Aserbayan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Biyetnam
- Brunei ~ Brunay
- Ehipto
- Emiratos Arabes Unidos
- Hapon
- Heorhiya
- Hilagang Korea
- Indiya
- Indonesya ~ Indonesia
- Irak
- Iran
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kambodya
- Kazakhstan
- Kirgistan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Libano, Lebanon
- Malasya, Malaysia
- Maldibas, Maldives
- Mongolya ~ Mongolia
- Myanmar, Birmanya
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestina
- Pilipinas
- Qatar
- Rusya
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapura
- Sirya ~ Siria
- Sri Lanka
- Tayikistan ~ Tajikistan
- Taylandiya
- Taywan
- Timog Korea
- Timor-Leste, Silangang Timor
- Tsina
- Tsipre
- Turkiya
- Turkmenistan
- Usbekistan
- Yemen
Turkish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Yemen
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | Yemen | - |
definite accusative | Yemen'i | - |
dative | Yemen'e | - |
locative | Yemen'de | - |
ablative | Yemen'den | - |
genitive | Yemen'in | - |
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
benim (my) | Yemen'im | Yemenlerim Yemen'lerim |
senin (your) | Yemen'in | Yemenlerin Yemen'lerin |
onun (his/her/its) | Yemen'i | Yemenleri Yemen'leri |
bizim (our) | Yemen'imiz | Yemenlerimiz Yemen'lerimiz |
sizin (your) | Yemen'iniz | Yemenleriniz Yemen'leriniz |
onların (their) | Yemen'i Yemenleri Yemen'leri |
Yemenleri Yemen'leri |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Afganistan
- Azerbaycan
- Bahreyn
- Bangladeş
- Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri
- Bruney
- Butan
- Çin
- Doğu Timor
- Endonezya
- Ermenistan
- Filipinler
- Filistin
- Güney Kore
- Gürcistan
- Hindistan
- Irak
- İran
- İsrail
- Japonya
- Kamboçya
- Katar
- Kazakistan
- Kıbrıs
- Kırgızistan
- Kuveyt
- Kuzey Kore
- Laos
- Lübnan
- Maldivler
- Malezya
- Mısır
- Moğolistan
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Özbekistan
- Pakistan
- Rusya
- Singapur
- Sri Lanka
- Suriye
- Suudi Arabistan
- Tacikistan
- Tayland
- Tayvan
- Türkiye
- Türkmenistan
- Umman
- Ürdün
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Categories:
- English terms derived from Arabic
- English terms derived from the Arabic root ي م ن
- English terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛmən
- Rhymes:English/ɛmən/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Yemen
- en:Countries in Asia
- English terms with quotations
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Geographic and cultural areas
- Asturian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Asturian/emen
- Rhymes:Asturian/emen/2 syllables
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian proper nouns
- Asturian masculine nouns
- ast:Yemen
- ast:Countries in Asia
- Central Nahuatl lemmas
- Central Nahuatl proper nouns
- nhn:Yemen
- nhn:Countries in Asia
- Crimean Tatar lemmas
- Crimean Tatar proper nouns
- crh:Yemen
- crh:Countries in Asia
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- da:Yemen
- da:Countries in Asia
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛmen
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛmen/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian uncountable proper nouns
- Italian terms spelled with Y
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Yemen
- it:Countries in Asia
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian neuter nouns
- no:Yemen
- no:Countries in Asia
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese uncountable proper nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with Y
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/emen
- Rhymes:Spanish/emen/2 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish uncountable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Yemen
- es:Countries in Asia
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/emen
- Rhymes:Tagalog/emen/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog proper nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Yemen
- tl:Countries in Asia
- Turkish terms with audio pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish proper nouns
- tr:Yemen
- tr:Countries in Asia