Where does “يعني” come from?

يعني (South Levantine Arabic) comes from Arabic يَعْنِي, from Arabic عَنَى — to be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...

يعني (South Levantine Arabic): so, well, you know

Definitions

  1. so, well, you know

Ancestry of “يعني”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَعْنِيmeans
2Arabicعَنَىto be on someone's mind; to mean, to concern; to...
Every word from Arabic عَنَى →Every word from Arabic يَعْنِي →