يمين

See also: یمین

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *yamin- (“right”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/
Audio: (file)

Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) m or f (plural أَيْمُن (ʔaymun) or يَمَائِن (yamāʔin) or أَيْمَان (ʔaymān))

right, right side (opposed to left)
Antonyms: يَسَار (yasār), شِمَال (šimāl)

ثُمَّ ٱنْعَطِفْ يَمِينًا. ― ṯumma nʕaṭif yamīnan. ― Then, turn right.
right hand
Antonym: شِمَال (šimāl)
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:17:
  وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَى
  wa-mā tilka bi-yamīnika yā mūsā
  And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?
oath

Declension

Declension of noun **يَمِين** (yamīn)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَيْمُن‎; يَمَائِن‎; أَيْمَان ʔaymun‎; yamāʔin‎; ʔaymān	الْأَيْمُن‎; الْيَمَائِن‎; الْأَيْمَان al-ʔaymun‎; al-yamāʔin‎; al-ʔaymān	أَيْمُن‎; يَمَائِن‎; أَيْمَان ʔaymun‎; yamāʔin‎; ʔaymān
nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎; يَمَائِنُ‎; أَيْمَانٌ ʔaymunun‎; yamāʔinu‎; ʔaymānun	الْأَيْمُنُ‎; الْيَمَائِنُ‎; الْأَيْمَانُ al-ʔaymunu‎; al-yamāʔinu‎; al-ʔaymānu	أَيْمُنُ‎; يَمَائِنُ‎; أَيْمَانُ ʔaymunu‎; yamāʔinu‎; ʔaymānu
accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎; يَمَائِنَ‎; أَيْمَانًا ʔaymunan‎; yamāʔina‎; ʔaymānan	الْأَيْمُنَ‎; الْيَمَائِنَ‎; الْأَيْمَانَ al-ʔaymuna‎; al-yamāʔina‎; al-ʔaymāna	أَيْمُنَ‎; يَمَائِنَ‎; أَيْمَانَ ʔaymuna‎; yamāʔina‎; ʔaymāna
genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎; يَمَائِنَ‎; أَيْمَانٍ ʔaymunin‎; yamāʔina‎; ʔaymānin	الْأَيْمُنِ‎; الْيَمَائِنِ‎; الْأَيْمَانِ al-ʔaymuni‎; al-yamāʔini‎; al-ʔaymāni	أَيْمُنِ‎; يَمَائِنِ‎; أَيْمَانِ ʔaymuni‎; yamāʔini‎; ʔaymāni

Derived terms

يَمِينِيّ (yamīniyy)
اَلْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى مَنِ ٱدَّعَى وَٱلْيَمِينُ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ (al-bayyinatu ʕalā mani ddaʕā wal-yamīnu ʕalā man ʔankara, 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 (ʔaymun) or أَيْمَان (ʔaymān))

oath

Declension

Declension of noun **يَمِين** (yamīn)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَيْمُن‎; أَيْمَان ʔaymun‎; ʔaymān	الْأَيْمُن‎; الْأَيْمَان al-ʔaymun‎; al-ʔaymān	أَيْمُن‎; أَيْمَان ʔaymun‎; ʔaymān
nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎; أَيْمَانٌ ʔaymunun‎; ʔaymānun	الْأَيْمُنُ‎; الْأَيْمَانُ al-ʔaymunu‎; al-ʔaymānu	أَيْمُنُ‎; أَيْمَانُ ʔaymunu‎; ʔaymānu
accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎; أَيْمَانًا ʔaymunan‎; ʔaymānan	الْأَيْمُنَ‎; الْأَيْمَانَ al-ʔaymuna‎; al-ʔaymāna	أَيْمُنَ‎; أَيْمَانَ ʔaymuna‎; ʔaymāna
genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎; أَيْمَانٍ ʔaymunin‎; ʔaymānin	الْأَيْمُنِ‎; الْأَيْمَانِ al-ʔaymuni‎; al-ʔaymāni	أَيْمُنِ‎; أَيْمَانِ ʔaymuni‎; ʔaymāni

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: یمین (yemin)
- Turkish: yemin
- Crimean Tatar: 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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic يَمِين (yamīn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/, [jaˈmiːn]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)

Noun

يمين • (yamīn) m

right (side or direction)
Antonym: شمال (šmāl)

لف ع إيد ك اليمين!
liff ʕa-ʔīdak il-yamīn!
Turn right!
(literally, “Turn on your right hand!”)