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Where does “اليمن” come from?

اليمن (Arabic) comes from Arabic م, from Proto-Semitic šamaʿ-.

اليمن (Arabic): al-Yaman

Definitions

  1. al-Yaman

Ancestry of “اليمن”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمa prefix used to create nouns of place; a prefix...
2Proto-Semiticšamaʿ-—

Words derived from “اليمن”

  • Jemen
  • Jemen
  • jemenittisk
  • jemenitt
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