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عَنَى mean in Arabic

عَنَى is how you say “mean” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

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

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More example sentences

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

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