اليمن
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ي م ن (y-m-n). It's one of the Arabic country names, which requires the definite article اَل (al-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ja.man/
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 |
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| Nominative | — | الْيَمَنُ al-yamanu |
— |
| Accusative | — | الْيَمَنَ al-yamana |
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| Genitive | — | الْيَمَنِ al-yamani |
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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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