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  • From: Peter_Kirk AT SIL.ORG
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: "Yemen"
  • Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:49:23 -0500 (EST)



"Yemen" is spelt with "ya".

From a modern Arabic-Russian dictionary:

'alyaman Yemen
yamaniy Yemeni
yamiyn right side
yamiyniy right (political)
'ayman (fem. yumnay) right

Clearly the root y-m-n means "right" (side) as in Hebrew.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: "Yemen"
Author: gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au at internet
Date: 09/02/1999 19:32


For those with a better knowledge of Arabic than I, how is the name of
the country "Yemen" spelled? Does it begin with a ya or a jim? Also,
does anyone know what it actually means?

Many thanks,
GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
- Email: gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au
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  • "Yemen", George Athas, 02/09/1999
    • <Possible follow-up(s)>
    • Re: "Yemen", Peter_Kirk, 02/10/1999
    • Re: "Yemen", M. Brody, 02/10/1999
    • Re: "Yemen", Jonathan D. Safren, 02/11/1999

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