يعني

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Non-past of عَنَى (ʿanā, “to mean, to concern”).

Verb[edit]

يَعْنِي • (yaʿnī) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine singular non-past active indicative of عَنَى (ʿanā)

Interjection[edit]

يَعْنِي • (yaʿnī)

  1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
  2. (filler) er, so, uh, well
Descendants[edit]

Verb[edit]

يَعْنِيَ • (yaʿniya) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive of عَنَى (ʿanā)

Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Non-past of Arabic عَنَى (ʿanā, “to mean, to concern”).

Verb[edit]

يعني (transliteration needed)

  1. (transitive) [he/she/it] means

Usage notes[edit]

  • In the past tense, كان معناته is used, which means "its meaning was".

Interjection[edit]

يعني (transliteration needed)

  1. (adverbial) kind of, somewhat
    ‏كان حلو الفلم ؟
    يعني بس مو وايد .    ‎
    Was the movie good?
    Kind of, but not so much.

Usage notes[edit]

  • The expression is only used when answering questions.
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