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) Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmən
Proper noun
Yemen
- A country in Western Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.
- 2012 April 30, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, “Al-Qaida's wretched utopia and the battle for hearts and minds”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Unlike in Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan, in Yemen they are trying to implement sharia by winning over the hearts and minds of the people.
- (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
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Anagrams
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʝemen/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.mẽŋ]
- Rhymes: -emen
- Syllabification: Ye‧men
Proper noun
Yemen m
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Central Nahuatl
Proper noun
Yemen
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Crimean Tatar
Proper noun
Yemen
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
References
Danish
Proper noun
Yemen
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Related terms
- yemenit
- yemenitisk
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.men/
- Rhymes: -ɛmen
- Hyphenation: Yè‧men
Proper noun
Yemen m
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Derived terms
Norwegian
Proper noun
Yemen n
- alternative spelling of Jemen: Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Portuguese
Proper noun
Yemen m
Usage notes
The Portuguese-Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings or partial calques) if these are established in the language. As such, the forms Iêmen or Iémen are preferred.
Spanish
Pronunciation
Audio (Spain): (file) - Rhymes: -emen
- Syllabification: Ye‧men
Proper noun
Yemen m
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Usage notes
- The definite article is optional when referring to Yemen in Spanish (i.e. el Yemen).
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Yemen (“Yemen”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈjemen/ [ˈjɛː.mɛn̪]
- Rhymes: -emen
- Syllabification: Ye‧men
Proper noun
Yemen (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔)
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Coordinate terms
- Apganistan
- Armenya ~ Armenia
- Aserbayan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Biyetnam
- Brunei ~ Brunay
- Ehipto
- Emiratos Arabes Unidos
- Hapon
- Heorhiya
- Hilagang Korea
- Indiya
- Indonesya ~ Indonesia
- Irak
- Iran
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kambodya
- Kazakhstan
- Kirgistan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Libano, Lebanon
- Malasya, Malaysia
- Maldibas, Maldives
- Mongolya ~ Mongolia
- Myanmar, Birmanya
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestina
- Pilipinas
- Qatar
- Rusya
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapura
- Sirya ~ Siria
- Sri Lanka
- Tayikistan ~ Tajikistan
- Taylandiya
- Taywan
- Timog Korea
- Timor-Leste, Silangang Timor
- Tsina
- Tsipre
- Turkiya
- Turkmenistan
- Usbekistan
- Yemen
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Yemen
- Yemen (a country in Western Asia in the Middle East)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Yemen | - |
| definite accusative | Yemen'i | - |
| dative | Yemen'e | - |
| locative | Yemen'de | - |
| ablative | Yemen'den | - |
| genitive | Yemen'in | - |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Afganistan
- Azerbaycan
- Bahreyn
- Bangladeş
- Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri
- Bruney
- Butan
- Çin
- Doğu Timor
- Endonezya
- Ermenistan
- Filipinler
- Filistin
- Güney Kore
- Gürcistan
- Hindistan
- Irak
- İran
- İsrail
- Japonya
- Kamboçya
- Katar
- Kazakistan
- Kıbrıs
- Kırgızistan
- Kuveyt
- Kuzey Kore
- 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