Etymology

yemen

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Today it means: A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish یمن (yemen) ← Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman)
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  1. Arabicاَلْيَمَن (al-yaman)
  2. Ottoman Turkishیمن (yemen)
  3. English todayYemen

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یمن (yemen), from Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).

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