*yamīn- ~ *yamān-: 'right, right hand' 1, 'south' 2
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *yamīn- ~ *yamān- |
| Meaning | 'right, right hand' 1, 'south' 2 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 56 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | yamīn-, yaman- 'right hand; right side' 1 [BK 2 1635]; yamīn 'the south' 2 (Lane 3064) | BK 2 1635; Lane 3064 | |
| Akkadian | imnu OB on [CAD i 136], [AHw 379]; imittu OB on [CAD i 120], [AHw 377] | CAD i 136; AHw 379; CAD i 120; AHw 377 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | man [LH 126]; dǝmman [ibid. 516] | LH 126; LH 516 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | iamin, iamina [DM 186] | DM 186 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ymn [Aist 130] | Aist 130 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | yamān, yamin | ||
| Modern Aramaic | MAL yīmen [Berg 57] NASS yämīnä [Tser 099] MMND yamīna [M MND 518] GZR yámme [Nak 76] IRAN yammīnâ [Pen 136] | Berg 57; Tser 099; M MND 518; Nak 76; Pen 136 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | (?) iñ [LS 64]. | LS 64 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | yāmīn (HALOT 415); yəmānī. | HALOT 415 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | yäman [K 1691]. | K 1691 | |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ymn 1 [SD 168; Sabaweb lemma 5507]; ymnt 2; ymnyt-n 2 (SD 168) | SD 168; Sabaweb lemma 5507 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ymnt 2 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 142); ʾymn 2 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 50) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 142; Al-Jallad–Jaworska 50 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | yammīnā, yǝmīnā [Ja 580]; yammīn [DJPA 242a apud CAL] | Ja 580; DJPA 242a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | yammīnā adj. 'right', n. 'right hand' [Brock 303] | Brock 303 | |
| Aramaic | OFF ymn PLM NBT ymyn [HJ 461]; tymn (DNWSI 1212); tymny (DNWSI 1212) | HJ 461; DNWSI 1212 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-me-núm /yaminum/, a-me-tum /yamittum/, i-me-tum /yimittum/ (SED I 263; VE 534; Krebernik 1983, 20); a-me-núm, a-me-tum, i-me-tum /yamin, ya/imitt/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 373) | SED I 263; VE 534; Krebernik 1983, 20; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 373 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | jaminum (Gelb AS 21, 21); yamin, ya/imitt: ia-mi-na (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 373) | Gelb AS 21 21; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 373 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ḥáyməl (Kogan 2011, 197) | Kogan 2011 197 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ʾímhel (Kogan 2011, 197) | Kogan 2011 197 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | yäman (TED 2032, Bassano 1918: 747 apud SEDonline 564) | TED 2032, Bassano 1918: 747; SEDonline 564 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 26 October 2026