يمين

يمين

See also: یمین‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *yamin-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/

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Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) m or f (plural أَيْمُن‎ (ʾaymun) or يَمَائِن‎ (yamāʾin))

1. right, right side (opposed to left)

   Antonyms: يَسَار‎ (yasār), شِمَال‎ (šimāl)

   ‏ثُمَّ ٱنْعَطِفْ يَمِينًا.‎‎

   ṯumma nʿaṭif yamīnan.

   Then, turn right.

2. right hand
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:17:

     ‏وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَى‎

     wamā tilka biyamīnika yā mūsā

     And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?

   Antonym: شِمَال‎ (šimāl)

Declension

Declension of noun يَمِين (yamīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَمِين yamīn	الْيَمِين‎ al-yamīn	يَمِين yamīn
Nominative	يَمِينٌ yamīnun	الْيَمِينُ‎ al-yamīnu	يَمِينُ yamīnu
Accusative	يَمِينًا‎ yamīnan	الْيَمِينَ‎ al-yamīna	يَمِينَ yamīna
Genitive	يَمِينٍ yamīnin	الْيَمِينِ‎ al-yamīni	يَمِينِ yamīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَمِينَيْن‎ yamīnayn	الْيَمِينَيْن‎ al-yamīnayn	يَمِينَيْ‎ yamīnay
Nominative	يَمِينَانِ‎ yamīnāni	الْيَمِينَانِ‎ al-yamīnāni	يَمِينَا‎ yamīnā
Accusative	يَمِينَيْنِ‎ yamīnayni	الْيَمِينَيْنِ‎ al-yamīnayni	يَمِينَيْ‎ yamīnay
Genitive	يَمِينَيْنِ‎ yamīnayni	الْيَمِينَيْنِ‎ al-yamīnayni	يَمِينَيْ‎ yamīnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَيْمُن‎‎; يَمَائِن‎ ʾaymun‎; yamāʾin	الْأَيْمُن‎‎; الْيَمَائِن‎ al-ʾaymun‎; al-yamāʾin	أَيْمُن‎‎; يَمَائِن‎ ʾaymun‎; yamāʾin
Nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎‎; يَمَائِنُ‎ ʾaymunun‎; yamāʾinu	الْأَيْمُنُ‎‎; الْيَمَائِنُ‎ al-ʾaymunu‎; al-yamāʾinu	أَيْمُنُ‎‎; يَمَائِنُ‎ ʾaymunu‎; yamāʾinu
Accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎‎; يَمَائِنَ‎ ʾaymunan‎; yamāʾina	الْأَيْمُنَ‎‎; الْيَمَائِنَ‎ al-ʾaymuna‎; al-yamāʾina	أَيْمُنَ‎‎; يَمَائِنَ‎ ʾaymuna‎; yamāʾina
Genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎‎; يَمَائِنَ‎ ʾaymunin‎; yamāʾina	الْأَيْمُنِ‎‎; الْيَمَائِنِ‎ al-ʾaymuni‎; al-yamāʾini	أَيْمُنِ‎‎; يَمَائِنِ‎ ʾaymuni‎; yamāʾini

Derived terms

• يَمِينِيّ‎ (yamīniyy)
• اَلْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى مَنِ ٱدَّعَى وَٱلْيَمِينُ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ‎ (al-bayyinatu ʿalā mani ddaʿā wa-lyamīnu ʿalā man ʾankara, proverb)

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: يمين‎ (yimīn)
• ⇒ Maltese: lemin
• Moroccan Arabic: يمين‎ (ymīn)
• ⇒ Moroccan Arabic: ليمن‎ (līman, līmin), ليمين‎ (līmīn)
• Swahili: yamini

Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) f (plural أَيْمُن‎ (ʾaymun) or أَيْمَان‎ (ʾaymān))

1. oath

Declension

Declension of noun يَمِين (yamīn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَمِين yamīn	الْيَمِين‎ al-yamīn	يَمِين yamīn
Nominative	يَمِينٌ yamīnun	الْيَمِينُ‎ al-yamīnu	يَمِينُ yamīnu
Accusative	يَمِينًا‎ yamīnan	الْيَمِينَ‎ al-yamīna	يَمِينَ yamīna
Genitive	يَمِينٍ yamīnin	الْيَمِينِ‎ al-yamīni	يَمِينِ yamīni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	يَمِينَيْن‎ yamīnayn	الْيَمِينَيْن‎ al-yamīnayn	يَمِينَيْ‎ yamīnay
Nominative	يَمِينَانِ‎ yamīnāni	الْيَمِينَانِ‎ al-yamīnāni	يَمِينَا‎ yamīnā
Accusative	يَمِينَيْنِ‎ yamīnayni	الْيَمِينَيْنِ‎ al-yamīnayni	يَمِينَيْ‎ yamīnay
Genitive	يَمِينَيْنِ‎ yamīnayni	الْيَمِينَيْنِ‎ al-yamīnayni	يَمِينَيْ‎ yamīnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَيْمُن‎‎; أَيْمَان‎ ʾaymun‎; ʾaymān	الْأَيْمُن‎‎; الْأَيْمَان‎ al-ʾaymun‎; al-ʾaymān	أَيْمُن‎‎; أَيْمَان‎ ʾaymun‎; ʾaymān
Nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎‎; أَيْمَانٌ‎ ʾaymunun‎; ʾaymānun	الْأَيْمُنُ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانُ‎ al-ʾaymunu‎; al-ʾaymānu	أَيْمُنُ‎‎; أَيْمَانُ‎ ʾaymunu‎; ʾaymānu
Accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎‎; أَيْمَانًا‎ ʾaymunan‎; ʾaymānan	الْأَيْمُنَ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانَ‎ al-ʾaymuna‎; al-ʾaymāna	أَيْمُنَ‎‎; أَيْمَانَ‎ ʾaymuna‎; ʾaymāna
Genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎‎; أَيْمَانٍ‎ ʾaymunin‎; ʾaymānin	الْأَيْمُنِ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانِ‎ al-ʾaymuni‎; al-ʾaymāni	أَيْمُنِ‎‎; أَيْمَانِ‎ ʾaymuni‎; ʾaymāni

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: یمین‎ (yemin)
  • Turkish: yemin

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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South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic يَمِين‎ (yamīn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/, [jaˈmiːn]

• Audio (Jerusalem)

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Noun

يمين • (yamīn) m

1. right (side or direction)

   ‏لف عإيدك اليمين!‎‎

   liff ʕa-ʔīdak il-yamīn!

   Turn right!

   (literally, “Turn on your right hand!”)

   Antonym: شمال‎ (šmāl)