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Yemeni

Yemeni

4.4
A person from Yemen
  • noun
  • /jəˈmɪni/
translation icon : yemení
  • The Yemeni people celebrated their independence with a grand festival.

The the Houthis were fighting in Yemen against other Yemenis.

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Examples

  • Sometimes you do the Americans do most of the work and pretty much just try to make sure that the Yemenis don't shoot themselves or us.

  • Everything is different and the reason that quest grew as fast as it did, besides us having Yemeni who you guys will get to hear speak tomorrow.

  • Mizrahi Jews are the the Jews from all of the Islamic countries, Libyan Jews, Jews, Yemeni Jews, Egyptian, Syrian, Lebanese Jews.

  • Many Yemeni families have migrated to different countries due to the ongoing conflict.

  • During the conference, we met several Yemeni scholars who shared their insights on regional issues.

Synonyms

Yemenite
vsYemeni
7.0

A person who comes from Yemen or whose family does

refers to native residents or current inhabitants rather than distant descent

Compounds

Yemeni fils
  • Specialized
9.5

A small coin of Yemen worth one hundredth of a rial

Yemeni rial
  • Specialized
6.5

The money used in Yemen

Surface Forms

Yemeni singular
Yemenis plural

Morphology

Yemeni = Yemen (transparent) = Yemen + i

The noun denotes a person from Yemen and is transparently formed from 'Yemen' + '-i'.

Etymology

Yemeni comes from the country name Yemen plus the ending -i, which means 'from' or 'of', like in Japanese; so a Yemeni is a person who comes 'from Yemen'.