ein hachi nami
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Pronunciations

ein hachi nami (eyn (h)och-ee NAH-mee) listen

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Definitions

  • adv. Granted (to acknowledge a point before stating contrasting information).

  • interj. Yes, that's certainly true.

Example Sentences

  • "Ein hachi nami anyone can make kiddush, but it's more bekavodik if the Rav is moitzi the oilam." (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Aramaic
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • A אין הכי נמי, lit. 'yes, thus also' > Y אין הכי נמי eyn hokhi nami

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

      Alternative Spellings

      in achi nami

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