yenî
Northern Kurdish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adverb edit
ye'nî (Arabic spelling یەعنی)
References edit
- 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