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EGYPTIAN ARABIC VERB

عَنَى

to mean

  • #173 most used
  • Irregular verb
  • Active participle: عَانِي

Conjugation

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Present

المُضَارِع · now and habits: the b- forms (بَكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI mean
إِنْتَyou mean (to a man)
إِنْتِyou mean (to a woman)
هُوَّhe means
هِيَّshe means
إِحْنَاwe mean
إِنْتُوyou all mean
هُمَّthey mean

Past

المَاضِي · finished actions (كَتَبْت, كَتَب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI meant
إِنْتَyou meant (to a man)
إِنْتِyou meant (to a woman)
هُوَّhe meant
هِيَّshe meant
إِحْنَاwe meant
إِنْتُوyou all meant
هُمَّthey meant

Future

المُسْتَقْبَل · plans: the ha- forms (هَاكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَاI will mean
إِنْتَyou will mean (to a man)
إِنْتِyou will mean (to a woman)
هُوَّhe will mean
هِيَّshe will mean
إِحْنَاwe will mean
إِنْتُوyou all will mean
هُمَّthey will mean

After want, must and can

المُضَارِع المُجَرَّد · the bare present (عَايِز أَكْتِب, لاَزِم تِكْتِب)

Form Affirmative Negative
أَنَا(that) I mean
إِنْتَ(that) you mean (to a man)
إِنْتِ(that) you mean (to a woman)
هُوَّ(that) he means
هِيَّ(that) she means
إِحْنَا(that) we mean
إِنْتُو(that) you all mean
هُمَّ(that) they mean

How to use عَنَى

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    الكِلْمَة دِي بِتِعْنِي إِيه بِالإِنْجِلِيزِي?

    What does this word mean in English?

  2. Past

    الإِشَارَة دِي عَنِت حَاجَة تَانْيَة زَمَان.

    This sign meant something else in the old days.

  3. Future

    السُّكُوت هَيِعْنِي إِنَّك مُوَافِق.

    Silence will mean that you agree.

  4. After want, must and can

    الكِلْمَة مُمْكِن تِعْنِي حَاجْتِين.

    The word can mean two things.

Good to know

  • يَعْنِي on its own is the filler Egyptians say all day long, "I mean" or "that is".
  • For "what does it mean?" Egyptians usually say يَعْنِي إِيه or مَعْنَاهَا إِيه.

Where you hear عَنَى

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Egyptian Arabic · Advanced Level 1

  • الكِلْمَة دِي بِتِعْنِي وَرَقَة. This word means a paper.
  • الكِلْمَة عَنِت حَاجَة تَانْيَة فِي الفُصْحَى. The word meant something else in Standard.
  • الخَاتِم دَه هَيِعْنِي لِي كِتِير. This ring will mean a lot to me.

Egyptian Arabic · Fluency Level 3

  • الكِلْمَة دِي بِتِعْنِي وَرَقَة. This word means a paper.
  • الكِلْمَة عَنِت حَاجَة تَانْيَة فِي الفُصْحَى. The word meant something else in Standard.
  • الخَاتِم دَه هَيِعْنِي لِي كِتِير. This ring will mean a lot to me.
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The List of Papers

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The employment contract

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For good

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The window

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The form

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Ready

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