Yemenite

[ yem-uh-nahyt ]

adjective

1. Yemeni ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yemenite¹

First recorded in 1860–65; Yemen + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

I grew up with an immigrant mom from Iran and a Yemenite dad who was born in Israel.

From Salon

That desire lasted a lifetime: “I have been engaged in an imaginary life with Felicia,” he wrote in a letter to his sister, Shirley, from Israel in 1950, “having her by my side on the beach as a shockingly beautiful Yemenite boy passes.”

From New York Times

Reflecting the layers of complexity in Israeli society, Mr. Ohana related a story of how warmly he, his partner and their son had recently been received by the rabbi and congregation of an Orthodox Yemenite synagogue they had visited in Jerusalem.

From New York Times

There are situations that allow for DNA testing on Jewish corpses — for instance, families of Yemenite children who disappeared in the early years of Israel’s establishment can request graves be opened for forensic identification.

From New York Times

In Palestine, Ben-Haim became entranced by an extraordinary Yemenite singer Bracha Zefira, who inspired him to find novel ways to incorporate many aspects of the Middle Eastern music — from Jewish and Arabic traditions — that was all around him into his fairly conventional early 20th century symphonic language.

From Los Angeles Times