عَنَىmean

Example sentences

• أَعْنِي مَلَكَةَ الإِرَادَةِ

  I mean the faculty of will.

  أَعْنِي — I mean. Present-tense verb with 'I' built into its prefix, used to flag a clarification of what was just said. No separate 'I' word appears.

  From: The Discipline of Foresight →

• يَعْنِي لِأَجْلِ النَّاسِ

  Meaning for the sake of people.

  يَعْنِي — meaning. A present-tense verb, 'it means / that is to say', with its subject 'it' built in, introducing a gloss on the preceding words. It flags an explanatory aside rather than a new event.

  From: Turned Away at the Gate →

• أو يتعانى تلك القاذورات ؟

  Or engage in those abominations?

  يَتَعَانَى — he engages in. This is a present-tense verb, 'he engages in, he dabbles in', with its subject built in, still the seeker of the question. The verb continues the yes-or-no question and takes its object after it; the doer is carried within its form.

  From: True Devotion →