yenî

See also: yeni and yəni

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• yan, yanê, yani, yanî

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

• IPA^(key): /jɛˤˈniː/

Adverb

ye'nî (Arabic spelling یەعنی)

1. 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