یعنی

See also: يعني, يعنى, يغنى, and يغني

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [jaʔ.niː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jäʔ.niː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [jäʔ.niː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [jɑː.niː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [jɔː.ni]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [jæʔ.niː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [jäʔ.ni]

Readings
Classical reading?	ya'nī
Dari reading?	ya'nī
Iranian reading?	ya'ni
Tajik reading?	yaʾni

Verb

یعنی • (ya'ni)

1. (transitive) [he/she/it] means

Interjection

یعنی • (ya'ni)

1. (adverbial, conjunctive, prepositional, or adjectival) in other words, actually, namely, to wit, kind of, somewhat, id est, that is, meaning, you know
   • c. 1004–1088, Nasir Khusraw, سفرنامه [Safarnama], modern edition:

     ... و از آنجا به شهر حمات شدیم، شهری خوشی و آبادان بر لب آب عاصی و این آب را از آن سبب عاصی گویند که به جانب روم می‌رود، یعنی، چون از بلاد اسلام به بلاد کفر می‌رود، عاصی است
     ... va az ânjâ be šahr-e Hamât šodim, šahri xoš o âbâdân bar lab-e Âb-e Âsi va in âb râ az ân sabab "Âsi" guyand ke be jâneb-e Rum mi-ravad, ya'ni, chun az belâd Eslam be belâd-e kofr mi-ravad, âsi ast

     ... and from there we went to the city of Hama, a pleasant and cultivated place near the Âsi [Sinful] River and this river is called "Sinful" because it is flowing toward Rum [the Byzantine Empire], that is to say, since it is going from the land of Islam to the land of kufr, it is sinful

2. (filler) er, so, uh, well

Anagrams

• عینی ('eyni)

Urdu

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /jɑː.niː/

• Audio (IN)

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• Rhymes: -iː

Conjunction

یَعْنی • (yā'nī) (Hindi spelling यानी)

1. (transitive) [he/she/it] means

Interjection

یَعْنی • (yā'nī) (Hindi spelling यानी)

1. in other words, meaning
2. namely, that is
3. like