اعنی

See also: أعني, أعنى, أغني, أغنى, and اعني

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic أَعْنِي (ʔaʕnī, “I mean”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ʔaʔ.ˈniː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäʔ.niː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.niː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.ni]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔæʔ.niː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔäʔ.ni]

Readings
Classical reading^?	a'nī
Dari reading^?	a'nī
Iranian reading^?	a'ni
Tajik reading^?	a'ni

Adverb

اَعنی • (a'ni)

that is to say, namely
Synonym: یَعنی (ya'ni)