اليمن
Arabic
editEtymology
editFrom the root ي م ن (y-m-n); 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
editProper noun
editاَلْيَمَن • (al-yaman) m
Usage notes
edit- Unlike the majority of country names اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman) is a masculine.
Declension
editDeclension of noun الْيَمَن (al-yaman)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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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
edit- يَمَنِيّ (yamaniyy)
References
edit- Wehr, Hans (1979) “يمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN