English → Arabic
mean in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- yaʿnī
- Arabizi
ya3ni- Type
- verb · masculine
- Root
- ع ن ي
How to use it
The verb 'to mean' in Arabic is 'yaʿnī' (يعني). It's used in two main ways: to ask about the meaning of a word or phrase ('mādhā yaʿnī?' - What does it mean?), and to indicate that something signifies or implies something else ('hādhā yaʿnī...' - This means...). It can also be used to express intention.
Example sentences
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مَاذَا يَعْنِي هَذَا الْكَلِمَةُ؟
mādhā yaʿnī hādha l-kalimatu?
What does this word mean?
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هَذَا يَعْنِي أَنَّنَا مُتَأَخِّرُونَ.
hādhā yaʿnī ʾannanā mutaʾakhkhirūn.
This means we are late.
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لَمْ أَعْنِ إِيذَاءَكَ.
lam ʾaʿni ʾīdhāʾaka.
I didn't mean to hurt you.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Golden Mean
غولدن المعدَل
Do you mean me?
هل تقصدني؟
No, I mean really.
ضحك لا، أعني حقا.
What does it mean?
ماذا يعني هذا؟
You know what I mean.
تعرف ما أعنيه.
What does forever mean?
ماذا يعني إلى الأبد؟
I understand what you mean.
أفهم قصدك.
I mean -- no, I mean like in the TED sense?
أقصد – لا، أنا أقصد بالنسبة إلى تيد؟
He doesn't mean to be mean. It's just his nature.
إنه لا يقصد أن يعامل الآخرين بقسوة. إنها طبيعته فحسب.
I don't mean move it; I mean just erase it from memory, it's gone.
لا أقصد أن تأجله أقصد مسحه من الذاكرة, قد ذهب.
And I don't mean that in an abstract sense; I mean it rather literally.
وأنا لا يعني أنه مجرد شعور. وإنما يعني ذلك حرفيا.
Now, I don't mean just the sound; I mean really listen to that thunder within yourselves.
الآن، لا أعني فقط الصوت، أنا أعني السماع حقاً لذلك الرعد داخل نفوسنا.
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