יעני
עברית
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יעני¹
- /ˈja(ʕ)ni/ Modern Israeli
- /ˈja.eni/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī), third-person masculine singular of عَنَى (ʕanā, “to mean”), cognate to native עָנָה (aná, “to answer”) and יַעַן (yá'an, “since, because”).
adverb יַעְנִי · yá'ni
- that is, in other words, meaning, like אחר כך טיול במזרח כשאמרתי אני מתל אביב אמרו את לא נראית למה איך נראית תל אביבית? יעני בורן־אנד־רייזד? כן.
- so to speak
יעני²
- /je(ʔ)eˈni/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun יְעֵנִי · y'ení
- singular form of יָעֵן with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor: my ostrich
יעני³
- /je(ʔ)eˈnaj/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun יְעֵנַי · y'enáy
- plural form of יָעֵן with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor: my ostriches
In English
- quote unquote emphasizes the following word or phrase for irony
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