Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yaman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: ya-man
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Rare form of Yemen.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: ي م ن, *yamīn-

Questions

What does yaman mean?: Rare form of Yemen.
Where does yaman come from?: Borrowed from Arabic اَلْيَمَن (al-yaman), from Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right; right hand”).

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