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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in 1893, based off עניין / עִנְיָן ('inyán, “matter; interest”).
Adjective
מעניין / מְעַנְיֵן • (m'anyén) (feminine מעניינת / מְעַנְיֶנֶת, masculine plural מעניינים / מְעַנְיְנִים, feminine plural מעניינות / מְעַנְיְנוֹת)
- interesting
Etymology 2
Verb
מעניין / מְעַנְיֵן • (m'anyén)
- Masculine singular present participle and present tense of עניין / עִנְיֵן (inyén).
References
- Elon Gilad (2014 March 28) “איך נולדו "מעניין" ו"משעמם"”, in Ha'aretz, archived from the original on 2024-01-24