ein hachi nami

Definitions

• "granted"; yes, that's how it is, that's certainly true

Example Sentences

• Ein hachi nami anyone can make kiddush, but it's more bekavodik if the Rav iz moitzi the oilam (Weiser, "Frumspeak," p. 21).

Languages of Origin

Aramaic

Etymology

אין הכי נמי lit., 'yes, thus also'

Who Uses This

Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Regions

North America

Dictionaries

Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).