يمين

See also: یمین‎

Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *yamin-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/
Audio (file)

Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) m or f (plural أَيْمُن‎ (ʔaymun) or يَمَائِن‎ (yamāʔin))

right, right side (opposed to left)
Antonyms: يَسَار‎ (yasār), شِمَال‎ (šimāl)

‏ثُمَّ ٱنْعَطِفْ يَمِينًا.‎‎
ṯumma nʕaṭif yamīnan.
Then, turn right.
right hand
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 20:17:
  ‏وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَى‎
  wamā tilka biyamīnika yā mūsā
  And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?
Antonym: شِمَال‎ (šimāl)

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; basic broken plural diptote
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَيْمُن‎‎; يَمَائِن‎ ʔaymun‎; yamāʔin	الْأَيْمُن‎‎; الْيَمَائِن‎ al-ʔaymun‎; al-yamāʔin	أَيْمُن‎‎; يَمَائِن‎ ʔaymun‎; yamāʔin
Nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎‎; يَمَائِنُ‎ ʔaymunun‎; yamāʔinu	الْأَيْمُنُ‎‎; الْيَمَائِنُ‎ al-ʔaymunu‎; al-yamāʔinu	أَيْمُنُ‎‎; يَمَائِنُ‎ ʔaymunu‎; yamāʔinu
Accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎‎; يَمَائِنَ‎ ʔaymunan‎; yamāʔina	الْأَيْمُنَ‎‎; الْيَمَائِنَ‎ al-ʔaymuna‎; al-yamāʔina	أَيْمُنَ‎‎; يَمَائِنَ‎ ʔaymuna‎; yamāʔina
Genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎‎; يَمَائِنَ‎ ʔaymunin‎; yamāʔina	الْأَيْمُنِ‎‎; الْيَمَائِنِ‎ al-ʔaymuni‎; al-yamāʔini	أَيْمُنِ‎‎; يَمَائِنِ‎ ʔaymuni‎; yamāʔini

Derived terms

يَمِينِيّ‎ (yamīniyy)
اَلْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَى مَنِ ٱدَّعَى وَٱلْيَمِينُ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَ‎ (al-bayyinatu ʕalā mani ddaʕā wa-lyamīnu ʕalā man ʔankara, proverb)

Descendants

Gulf Arabic: يمين‎ (yimīn)
⇒ Maltese: lemin
Moroccan Arabic: يمين‎ (ymīn)
⇒ Moroccan Arabic: ليمن‎ (līman, līmin), ليمين‎ (līmīn)
Swahili: yamini

Noun

يَمِين • (yamīn) f (plural أَيْمُن‎ (ʔaymun) or أَيْمَان‎ (ʔaymān))

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 ʔaymun‎; ʔaymān	الْأَيْمُن‎‎; الْأَيْمَان‎ al-ʔaymun‎; al-ʔaymān	أَيْمُن‎‎; أَيْمَان‎ ʔaymun‎; ʔaymān
Nominative	أَيْمُنٌ‎‎; أَيْمَانٌ‎ ʔaymunun‎; ʔaymānun	الْأَيْمُنُ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانُ‎ al-ʔaymunu‎; al-ʔaymānu	أَيْمُنُ‎‎; أَيْمَانُ‎ ʔaymunu‎; ʔaymānu
Accusative	أَيْمُنًا‎‎; أَيْمَانًا‎ ʔaymunan‎; ʔaymānan	الْأَيْمُنَ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانَ‎ al-ʔaymuna‎; al-ʔaymāna	أَيْمُنَ‎‎; أَيْمَانَ‎ ʔaymuna‎; ʔaymāna
Genitive	أَيْمُنٍ‎‎; أَيْمَانٍ‎ ʔaymunin‎; ʔaymānin	الْأَيْمُنِ‎‎; الْأَيْمَانِ‎ al-ʔaymuni‎; al-ʔaymāni	أَيْمُنِ‎‎; أَيْمَانِ‎ ʔaymuni‎; ʔaymāni

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: یمین‎ (yemin)
- Turkish: yemin

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic يَمِين‎ (yamīn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ja.miːn/, [jaˈmiːn]
Audio (Jerusalem) (file)

Noun

يمين • (yamīn) m

right (side or direction)
‏لف ع إيد ك اليمين!‎‎
liff ʕa-ʔīdak il-yamīn!
Turn right!
(literally, “Turn on your right hand!”)

Antonym: شمال‎ (šmāl)

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