يمين

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn-, from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *yamin-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/
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Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) m, f

right, right side (opposed to left)
‏ثُمَّ اِنْعَطِفْ يَمِينًا.‎‎
ṯumma inʿaṭif yamīnan.
Then, turn right.
(feminine) right hand

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

Antonyms

يَسَار‎ (yasār)
شِمَال‎ (šimāl)

Related terms

ي م ن‎ (y m n)
أَيْمَن‎ (ʾayman)
يَمَن‎ (yaman)

Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) f (plural أَيْمُن‎ (ʾaymun) or أَيْمَان‎ (ʾaymān))

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 ʾaymun‎; ʾaymān	الْأَيْمُن‎‎; الْأَيْمَان‎ al-ʾaymun‎; al-ʾaymān	أَيْمُن‎‎; أَيْمَان‎ ʾaymun‎; ʾaymān
Nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎‎; أَيْمَانٌ‎ ʾaymunun‎; ʾaymānun	الْأَيْمُنُ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانُ‎ al-ʾaymunu‎; al-ʾaymānu	أَيْمُنُ‎‎; أَيْمَانُ‎ ʾaymunu‎; ʾaymānu
Accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎‎; أَيْمَانًا‎ ʾaymunan‎; ʾaymānan	الْأَيْمُنَ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانَ‎ al-ʾaymuna‎; al-ʾaymāna	أَيْمُنَ‎‎; أَيْمَانَ‎ ʾaymuna‎; ʾaymāna
Genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎‎; أَيْمَانٍ‎ ʾaymunin‎; ʾaymānin	الْأَيْمُنِ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانِ‎ al-ʾaymuni‎; al-ʾaymāni	أَيْمُنِ‎‎; أَيْمَانِ‎ ʾaymuni‎; ʾaymāni

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “يمن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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