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Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī, “that is”), non-past form of عَنَى (ʕanā, “to mean, to concern”), derived from the root ع ن ي (ʕ n y).
Pronunciation
Adverb
ye'nî (Arabic spelling یەعنی)
- that is, that is to say
- Synonyms: ango, dêmek
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yan I”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “yan II”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 428