ܝܥܢܐ

From Arabic يَعْنِي‎ (yaʕnī), third-person masculine singular of عَنَى‎ (ʕanā, “to mean”); cognate to native ܥܵܢܹܐ‎ (ˁānē) and Hebrew עָנָה‎ ('aná, “to answer”).

• IPA^(key): [jaʕ.neː], [jaʕ.niː], [ja.neː]

ܝܲܥܢܹܐ • (yaˁnē)

1. (slang) that is, in other words, meaning, you know

   Synonyms: ܗܵܢܵܘ ܕܹܝܢ‎ (hānāw dēn), ܐܲܘܟܹܝܬ݂‎ (awkēṯ)

2. (slang) so to speak
3. (filler) er, so, uh, well
4. somewhat, a little

   Synonym: ܗܵܕܲܟ݂‎ (hādaḵ)

Used as a filler word similar to ܗܸܢܢܵܐ‎ (hinnā) for nouns and ܡܐܲܢܸܠ‎ (mˀannil) for verbs.