Japanese

Romanization

jien

1. rōmaji reading of じえん

Maltese

Alternative forms

• jiena

Etymology

From Arabic أَنَا ‎(ʾanā), From Proto-Semitic *’anāk-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɪːn/

Pronoun

jien

1. I
2. (colloquial): I am

Inflection

Usage notes

• In a standalone context absent of a conjugated verb, this takes on the present tense meaning of "to be".