یمنی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يَمَنِيّ (yamaniyy, “Yemeni”). By surface analysis, یمن (Yemen, “Yemen”) +‎ ـی (-î, nisba suffix).

Adjective

یمنی • (yemeni)

  1. Yemeni, of, from, or pertaining to Yemen, or the Yemeni people

Noun

یمنی • (yemeni)

  1. kind of handpainted pocket handkerchief made of cotton, originally from Yemen
  2. kind of light men's shoe with a short heel, made of yellow or black Moroccan leather

Derived terms

  • یمنیجی (yemenici, “maker of pocket handkerchiefs”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: yemeni
  • → Romanian: iminei

Further reading

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