מעניין

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in 1893, based off עניין / עִנְיָן ('inyán, “matter; interest”).

Adjective

מעניין / מְעַנְיֵן • (m'anyén) (feminine מעניינת / מְעַנְיֶנֶת, masculine plural מעניינים / מְעַנְיְנִים, feminine plural מעניינות / מְעַנְיְנוֹת)

  1. interesting

Etymology 2

Verb

מעניין / מְעַנְיֵן • (m'anyén)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of עניין / עִנְיֵן (inyén).

References

  • Elon Gilad (28 March 2014) “איך נולדו "מעניין" ו"משעמם"”, in Ha'aretz‎[1], archived from the original on 24 January 2024
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