tribes had lived since the 11th century. Here, the word is derived not from Arabic, but from Greek (Haemus: Αἵμον [acc.]), where it is, in turn, a derivative of *Ἔμμωνα, Emona, discovered in documents of the early 14th century. However, Maria Todorova claims that Emine Balkan is the literal Ottoman translation of "Haemus mountain" and that the term was also employed by the Ottomans who derived the word Emine from the Byzantine words "Aimos", "Emmon", and "Emmona". In Ijevan, Armenia, a quarters is called Emine kışlağı. In the 16th century Ottoman Empire, emine was the term used for export tax. References Arabic words and phrases Irish words and phrases Turkish feminine given names