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Arabic
Etymology
From the Arabic 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
Proper noun
اَلْيَمَن • (al-yaman) m
- Yemen
Usage notes
- Unlike the majority of country names اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman) is a masculine.
Declension
Declension of noun الْيَمَن (al-yaman)
Singular
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basic singular triptote
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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الْيَمَن al-yaman
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Nominative
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الْيَمَنُ al-yamanu
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Accusative
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الْيَمَنَ al-yamana
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Genitive
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الْيَمَنِ al-yamani
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Derived terms
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “يمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN