יעני

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)

1. (slang) that is, in other words, meaning
2. (slang) so to speak

Usage notes

Used as a filler word similar to כאילו (k'ílu).