ܝܥܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܥ ܢ ܐ (ʿ n ʾ)
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī), third-person masculine singular of عَنَى (ʕanā, to mean); cognate to native ܥܵܢܹܐ (ʿānē) and Hebrew עָנָה ('aná, to answer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jaʕ.neː], [jaʕ.niː], [ja.neː]

Adverb

ܝܲܥܢܹܐ (yaʿnē)

  1. (slang) that is, in other words, meaning, you know
  2. (slang) so to speak
  3. (filler) er, so, uh, well

Usage notes

Used as a filler word similar to ܗܸܢܢܵܐ (hinnā).

See also

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