Yemeni
/ˈjɛməni/noun
A person from Yemen or something relating to Yemen.
Did you know?The Arabic root y-m-n is associated with both the right hand and auspiciousness, while Yemen’s name has also been interpreted as “the south”; scholars debate which sense came first.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*y-m-n
“A root associated with the right side, south, and favorable or blessed things”
Ancient South Arabian
Old South Arabian
ymn
“A form connected with Yemen and the southern Arabian region”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
al-Yaman
“The Yemen; traditionally linked either with the south or with the right-hand side”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
Yamanī
“Of or from Yemen”
19th Century
English
Yemeni
“Relating to Yemen or a person from Yemen”
Modern English
English
Yemeni
“A person from Yemen, or relating to Yemen”