اليمن

Arabic

Etymology

From 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

IPA^(key): /al.ja.man/

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	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

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