Yemenin.adj.
/ˈjɛməni/, U.S. /ˈjɛməni/ A. n.
A native or inhabitant of Yemen.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [noun]
MedeeOE
Persianc1375
Persec1384
Medianc1400
Lydian1545
Mesopotamian1553
Meccana1618
Ma'dan1792
Omanic1819
Iraqi1824
Yemenite1864
Sumerian1873
Akkadian1908
Yemeni1916
Marsh Arab1917
Medinese1922
Iraqian1923
Kuwaiti1928
Tehrani1939
Qatari1954
1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta II. 688 Yémeny, a man of el-Yémen.]
1916 Handbk. Arabia I. vi. 151 The Yemeni is not regarded as particularly fanatical.
1959 W. Thesiger Arabian Sands xiii. 247 One of the Yemenis fetched us food from the market.
1982 P. Way Belshazzar's Feast xx. 223 The Soviets..have used their East German puppets, the Yemenis, to create trouble.
B. adj.
Of or relating to Yemen or its inhabitants.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [adjective]
Persianc1400
Persic1585
Iraqi1777
Omani1865
Iranic1873
Marsh Arab1917
Yemeni1955
Tehrani1975
1955 Times 1 July 11/6 In June there had been a serious attack on Mukeiras by a mixed force of Yemeni troops and tribesmen.
1959 W. Thesiger Arabian Sands xiii. 247 I had ridden..with two Arab companions and three..Yemeni pilgrims.
1968 Listener 4 Jan. 7/1 A guerrilla attack on the outskirts of Sanaa for a few Yemini riyals.
1973 ‘D. Jordan’ Nile Green xxv. 105 Mara was wearing..a silver medallion... I decided it must be Yemini.
1982 P. Way Belshazzar's Feast xix. 208 Would these people have been Arabs, Yemeni Arabs?
1982 M. A. Zabarah Yemen 53 Through the Yemeni emigrant and the Yemeni commercial entrepreneur, modern ideas were reaching not only city dwellers but also the tribes.
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n.adj.1916