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/
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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