"يعني" meaning in South Levantine Arabic

See يعني in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /jaʕ.ni/, [ˈjaʕ.ni] Audio: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-AdrianAbdulBaha-يعني.wav Forms: yaʕni [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī). Etymology templates: {{inh|ajp|ar|يَعْنِي}} Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī) Head templates: {{ajp-interjection|tr=yaʕni}} يعني • (yaʕni)
  1. so, well, you know
    Sense id: en-يعني-ajp-intj-Ikr5idKi
  2. I guess, I suppose
    Sense id: en-يعني-ajp-intj-lSP5n6AD
  3. does that mean...? (in a question)
    Sense id: en-يعني-ajp-intj-aVaLxFQD
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "يَعْنِي"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yaʕni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "yaʕni"
      },
      "expansion": "يعني • (yaʕni)",
      "name": "ajp-interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "South Levantine Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "so, well, you know"
      ],
      "id": "en-يعني-ajp-intj-Ikr5idKi",
      "links": [
        [
          "so",
          "so"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "you know",
          "you know"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "I guess, I suppose"
      ],
      "id": "en-يعني-ajp-intj-lSP5n6AD",
      "links": [
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ],
        [
          "suppose",
          "suppose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "does that mean...? (in a question)"
      ],
      "id": "en-يعني-ajp-intj-aVaLxFQD",
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ],
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jaʕ.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjaʕ.ni]"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-AdrianAbdulBaha-يعني.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "يعني"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ajp",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "يَعْنِي"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic يَعْنِي (yaʕnī).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yaʕni",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "yaʕni"
      },
      "expansion": "يعني • (yaʕni)",
      "name": "ajp-interjection"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ajp",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "so, well, you know"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "so",
          "so"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ],
        [
          "you know",
          "you know"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "I guess, I suppose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "guess",
          "guess"
        ],
        [
          "suppose",
          "suppose"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "does that mean...? (in a question)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ],
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jaʕ.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjaʕ.ni]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "يعني"
}

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