Yemen
English
Alternative forms
- Yaman (archaic)
Etymology
From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.mən/
- (pin–pen merger) IPA(key): /ˈjɪ.mən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmən
Proper noun
Yemen
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.
- (historical) A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.
Usage notes
The country is traditionally referred to with the definite article the, though this construction has declined in use.[1]
Derived terms
Translations
Republic of Yemen
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region
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References
- Motschenbacher, Heiko (2020) “Greece, the Netherlands and (the) Ukraine: A Corpus-Based Study of Definite Article Use with Country Names”, in A Journal of Onomastics, volume 68, number 1, , pages 1–16
See also
- Sanaa
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Anagrams
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝemen/, [ˈɟ͡ʝe.mẽŋ]
- Rhymes: -emen
- Hyphenation: Ye‧men
Central Nahuatl
Crimean Tatar
Danish
Related terms
- yemenit
- yemenitisk
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.men/
- Rhymes: -ɛmen
- Hyphenation: Yè‧men
Derived terms
Manx
Proper noun
Yn Yemen f
- Alternative form of Yeaman: Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Norwegian
Proper noun
Yemen n
- Alternative spelling of Jemen: Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Portuguese
Proper noun
Yemen m
- Alternative form of Iémen: Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝemen/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.mẽn]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃemen/ [ˈʃe.mẽn]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒemen/ [ˈʒe.mẽn]
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -emen
- Syllabification: Ye‧men
Usage notes
- The definite article is optional when referring to Yemen in Spanish (i.e. el Yemen).
Derived terms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjemen/ [ˈjɛ.mɛn]
- Rhymes: -emen
- Syllabification: Ye‧men
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of Yemen
possessive of Yemen
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Yemen'im | Yemenlerim / Yemen'lerim |
senin (your) | Yemen'in | Yemenlerin / Yemen'lerin |
onun (his/her/its) | Yemen'i | Yemenleri / Yemen'leri |
bizim (our) | Yemen'imiz | Yemenlerimiz / Yemen'lerimiz |
sizin (your) | Yemen'iniz | Yemenleriniz / Yemen'leriniz |
onların (their) | Yemen'i / Yemenleri / Yemen'leri | Yemenleri / Yemen'leri |
Derived terms
See also
- (countries of Asia) Asya ülkesi; Afganistan, Azerbaycan, Bahreyn, Bangladeş, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri, Bruney, Butan, Çin, Doğu Timor, Endonezya, Ermenistan, Filistin, Filipinler, Güney Kore, Gürcistan, Hindistan, Irak, İran, İsrail, Japonya, Kamboçya, Katar, Kazakistan, Kıbrıs, Kuveyt, Kuzey Kore, Kırgızistan, Laos, Lübnan, Maldivler, Malezya, Mısır, Moğolistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Özbekistan, Pakistan, Rusya, Singapur, Sri Lanka, Suriye, Suudi Arabistan, Tacikistan, Tayland, Tayvan, Türkiye, Türkmenistan, Umman, Ürdün, Vietnam, Yemen
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