How to say "I mean, that is to say (Arabic) → like, I mean (Israeli slang filler)" in Arabic
LoanwordMeaningI mean, that is to say (Arabic) → like, I mean (Israeli slang filler)
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
يَعْنِي
yaʿnīיעני
يعني
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
יעני
ya'aniيَاءَانِي
How the two words are related
Loanword
Borrowed between the languages (or by both from a third).
Arabic root
ع-ن-يFrom عنى, 'to mean' — yaʿnī is Arabic's default filler word for clarifying, hedging, or just buying a second to think, exactly like English 'like' or 'I mean'. Israeli Hebrew borrowed the whole verbal habit, spelled יעני or יענו.
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In a phrase
يَعْنِي، مُمْكِن
yaʿnī, mumkinיעני, ממכןI mean, maybe
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