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Hebrew
Etymology
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)
- (slang) that is, in other words, meaning
- (slang) so to speak
Usage notes
Used as a filler word similar to כאילו (k'ílu).