# \*yamīn- ~ \*yamān-: 'right, right hand' 1, 'south' 2

> Proto-Semitic *yamīn- ~ *yamān-, 'right, right hand' 1, 'south' 2: reflexes in 20 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [Y](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/y/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## 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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## Linked from

- [Y](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/y/index.md>)

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