# Yemen
## English
### Alternative forms

* Yaman (archaic)

### Etymology

From Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɛ.mən/
* (pin–pen merger) IPA: /ˈjɪ.mən/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛmən

### Proper noun

Yemen
* A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Yemen. Capital: Sanaa.
* (historical) A region in the southern Arabian Peninsula; the Arabia Felix.

#### Usage notes

The country is traditionally referred to with the definite article the, though this construction has declined in use.

#### Derived terms

* North Yemen, Yemen Arab Republic
* South Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
* Yemeni

#### References

* ↑ Motschenbacher, Heiko (2020) “Greece, the Netherlands and (the) Ukraine: A Corpus-Based Study of Definite Article Use with Country Names”, in A Journal of Onomastics, volume 68, number 1, →DOI, pages 1–16

### See also

* Sanaa
* Countries of the world
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Cyprus
* East Timor
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

### Anagrams

* enemy

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝemen/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.mẽŋ]
* Rhymes: -emen
* Hyphenation: Ye‧men

### Proper noun

Yemen m
* Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Yemen
* Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Crimean Tatar
### Proper noun

Yemen
* Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

### References

* “Yemen”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

## Danish
### Proper noun

Yemen
* Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Related terms

* yemenit
* yemenitisk

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɛ.men/
* Rhymes: -ɛmen
* Hyphenation: Yè‧men

### Proper noun

Yemen m
* Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* yemenita

## Manx
### Proper noun

Yn Yemen f
* Alternative form of Yeaman: Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Yemen n
* Alternative spelling of Jemen: Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Yemen m
* Alternative spelling of Iêmen / Iémen

#### Usage notes

The Portuguese Language Orthographic Agreement of 1990 recommends the use of nativized forms of placenames (instead of unadapted borrowings) if these are already established in the language. As such, the form Iêmen / Iémen is preferred.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʝemen/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.mẽn]
* IPA: (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝemen/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.mẽn]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃemen/ [ˈʃe.mẽn]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒemen/ [ˈʒe.mẽn]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -emen
* Syllabification: Ye‧men

### Proper noun

Yemen m
* Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Usage notes

* The definite article is optional when referring to Yemen in Spanish (i.e. el Yemen).

#### Derived terms

* Yemen del Norte
* Yemen del Sur
* yemenita

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Yemen (“Yemen”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈjemen/ [ˈjɛː.mɛn̪]
* Rhymes: -emen
* Syllabification: Ye‧men

### Proper noun

Yemen (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜋᜒᜈ᜔)
* Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Coordinate terms

* Apganistan
* Armenya ~ Armenia
* Aserbayan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Biyetnam
* Brunei ~ Brunay
* Ehipto
* Emiratos Arabes Unidos
* Hapon
* Heorhiya
* Hilagang Korea
* Indiya
* Indonesya ~ Indonesia
* Irak
* Iran
* Israel
* Jordan
* Kambodya
* Kazakhstan
* Kirgistan
* Kuwait
* Laos
* Libano, Lebanon
* Malasya, Malaysia
* Maldibas, Maldives
* Mongolya ~ Mongolia
* Myanmar, Birmanya
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestina
* Pilipinas
* Qatar
* Rusya
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapura
* Sirya ~ Siria
* Sri Lanka
* Tayikistan ~ Tajikistan
* Taylandiya
* Taywan
* Timog Korea
* Timor-Leste, Silangang Timor
* Tsina
* Tsipre
* Turkiya
* Turkmenistan
* Usbekistan
* Yemen

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Yemen
* Yemen (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

#### Derived terms

* Yemenli

### See also

* Afganistan
* Azerbaycan
* Bahreyn
* Bangladeş
* Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri
* Bruney
* Butan
* Çin
* Doğu Timor
* Endonezya
* Ermenistan
* Filipinler
* Filistin
* Güney Kore
* Gürcistan
* Hindistan
* Irak
* İran
* İsrail
* Japonya
* Kamboçya
* Katar
* Kazakistan
* Kıbrıs
* Kırgızistan
* Kuveyt
* Kuzey Kore
* Laos
* Lübnan
* Maldivler
* Malezya
* Mısır
* Moğolistan
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Özbekistan
* Pakistan
* Rusya
* Singapur
* Sri Lanka
* Suriye
* Suudi Arabistan
* Tacikistan
* Tayland
* Tayvan
* Türkiye
* Türkmenistan
* Umman
* Ürdün
* Vietnam
* Yemen