Meanings
adjectiveYemeni (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from or relating to Yemen, or the Yemeni people.
I speak of Yemeni bodega owners and Mexican abuelas.
2025 November 5, Zohran Mamdani, “The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 20251 more example
“It’s getting a little bit stressful,” Nasser said. A Yemeni cafe requires Yemeni coffee. And Nasser, who plans to open many more Yemeni cafes, needs a lot more beans.
2025 June 24, Gregory Barber, “How Yemeni Cafes like Haraz Coffee House Are Building Momentum and Community”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025
nounYemeni (plural Yemenis)
plural Yemenis
- A native or inhabitant of Yemen or of Yemeni descent.
Fellow Yemenis make up a small percentage of the new owners.
2025 June 24, Gregory Barber, “How Yemeni Cafes like Haraz Coffee House Are Building Momentum and Community”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2025
Origin
- Arabicاَلْيَمَن (al-yaman)
- Ottoman Turkishیمن (yemen)
- EnglishYemen
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Hebrew־י (-i)
- Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
- Middle Persianig
- Persianـی (-ī)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*i-
- Classical Persianـِی (-ī)influ.
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)influ.
- Urduـی (-ī)
- EnglishYemeni
Translations
Arabic يَمَنِي, يَمَنِيّ
- يَمَنِي (yamanī)of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- يَمَنِيّ (yamaniyy)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- يَمَنِيَّة (yamaniyya)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Bulgarian йе́менски, йе́менец
- йе́менски (jémenski)of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- йе́менец (jémenec)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- йе́менка (jémenka)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Catalan iemenita, iemenita
- iemenitaof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- iemenitaa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Czech jemenský, Jemenec
- jemenskýof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- Jemeneca person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- Jemenkaa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Danish yemenit
- yemenita person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Dutch Jemenitisch, Jemeniet
- Jemenitischof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- Jemenieta person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- Jemenitischea person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Esperanto jemena, jemenano
- jemenaof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- jemenanoa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- jemenaninoa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Finnish jemeniläinen, jemeniläinen
- jemeniläinenof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- jemeniläinena person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
French yéménite, Yéménite
- yéméniteof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- Yéménitea person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- Yéménaisa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- Yéménoisa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
German jemenitisch, Jemenit
- jemenitischof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- Jemenita person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- Jemenitina person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Hindi यमनी, यमनी
- यमनी (yamnī)of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- यमनी (yamnī)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Hungarian jemeni, jemeni
- jemeniof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- jemenia person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Irish Éimineach, Éimineach
- Éimineachof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- Éimineacha person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Italian yemenita, yemenita
- yemenitaof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- yemenitaa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Norwegian Bokmål jemenittisk, jemenitt
- jemenittiskof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- jemenitta person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Polish jemeński, Jemeńczyk
- jemeńskiof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- Jemeńczyka person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- Jemenkaa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Portuguese iemenita, iemenita
- iemenitaof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- iemenitaa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Romanian yemenit, yemenit
- yemenitof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- yemenita person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- yemenităa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Russian йе́менский, йе́менец
- йе́менский (jjémenskij)of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- йе́менец (jjémenec)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- йе́менка (jjémenka)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- йемени́т (jjemenít)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- йемени́тка (jjemenítka)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Spanish yemení, yemení
- yemeníof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- yemenía person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Swedish jemenitisk, jemenit
- jemenitiskof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- jemenita person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- jemenitiskaa person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Turkish Yemen, Yemenli
- Yemenof, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- Yemenlia person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Ukrainian єменський, є́менець
- єменський (jemensʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people
- є́менець (jémenecʹ)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
- є́менка (jémenka)a person from Yemen or of Yemeni descent
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Yemeni
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Yemeni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yemeni
MLA
“Yemeni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yemeni. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yemeni,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yemeni.
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