Yamina
/jəˈmiːnə/noun
A feminine given name of Arabic or Hebrew origin associated with the right hand, the right side, or an oath.
Did you know?The same Semitic root connected the right hand with strength and favor, and may also lie behind Yemen—literally “the right-hand side” when facing east—though Yemen’s name remains debated.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*yamin-
“Right hand or right side; a reconstructed ancestral Semitic root”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יָמִין (yāmīn)
“Right hand, right side, or south”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יְמִינָה (Yemīnāh)
“Feminine form associated with the right side or right hand”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
يَمِين (yamīn)
“Right hand; also an oath sworn by the right hand”
Medieval to Modern Arabic
Arabic
يمينة (Yamīna)
“Feminine personal name derived from yamīn”
Modern English
English
Yamina
“A personal name used in English and other languages, commonly interpreted as “right hand” or “fortunate””