The root
ע־נ־י־ן
Interest. How many words do you know with this root?
מְעַנְיֵן
Adjective · mekatel pattern
interesting
me'anyenIn a sentenceהַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה מְעַנְיֵן מְאוֹד, כְּדַאי לְךָ לִקְרוֹא אוֹתוֹ.This book is very interesting, you should read it.ha-sefer ha-ze me'anyen me'od, kedai lecha likro oto
לְהִתְעַנְיֵן
Verb · hitpa'el
to take an interest in, to ask after
lehit'anyenIn a sentenceהוּא הִתְקַשֵּׁר רַק כְּדֵי לְהִתְעַנְיֵן בִּשְׁלוֹמִי.He called just to check in on how I'm doing.hu hitkasher rak kdei lehit'anyen bi-shlomi
מְעוּנְיָן
Adjective · mekutal pattern
interested (in)
me'unyanIn a sentenceאֲנִי מְעוּנְיָן לִקְנוֹת אֶת הָרֶכֶב הַזֶּה, הוּא עֲדַיִין לִמְכִירָה?I'm interested in buying this car, is it still for sale?ani me'unyan liknot et ha-rechev ha-ze, hu adayin li-mchira?
לְעַנְיֵן
Verb · pi'el
to interest
le'anyenIn a sentenceהַהַצָּעָה הַזֹּאת יְכוֹלָה לְעַנְיֵן אֶת הַמְּנַהֵל שֶׁלָּנוּ.This offer might interest our manager.ha-hatsa'a ha-zot yechola le'anyen et ha-menahel shelanu
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