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עֲנֵי, עֲנָאch. same. Pa. עַנֵּי 1) to tarry, be detained, late. Y.Sot.I, 16d bot. חד זמן ע׳ דריש once he (R. Meïr) was long in preaching (preached to a late hour, or came late); Num. R. s. 9 אִיעַנֵּי דרשה (Ithpa., read דָּרוֹשָׁה or דָּרְשָׁא); Lev. R. s. 9 תנתא מדרשא (corr. acc.). Y.Bicc.III, 65c bot. חד זמן ע׳ מיסק (not מסיק) once he was late in coming; (Keth.62b משכתיה שמעתא); a. e.עַנִּי מרי be slow, my lord (a respectful form of interrupting and introducing an objection or correction). Men.17a ע׳ מ׳ משמיה דרבוכ׳ beg pardon, sir; (do you mean to say) ‘in the name of Rab? Said he, yes. Ib. 81a ע׳ מ׳ ארבעיןוכ׳ beg pardon, he deserves forty lashes (for exchanging sacrifices), and yet his act is legal?; Snh.26b ע׳ מ׳ ארבעין … וכשר he deserves forty lashes, and yet his testimony is admissible? B. Kam.49b ע׳ מוריוכ׳; (Rashi interprets: give answer, my lord, v. עֲנֵי I). 2) to afflict, oppress. Targ. O. Ex. 22:21, sq. Ib. 1:12 מְעַנַּן (Y. מְעַנְיַין); a. e.Part. pass. מְעַנֵּי; pl. מְעַנָּן. Targ. Is. 53:4. 3) to violate. Targ. O. Deut. 22:24 (ed. Amst. עָנֵי, corr. acc.); a. fr. 4) (with, or sub. נפשא) to afflict ones self, fast. Targ. Lam. 3:33 (ed. Amst. עָנֵי). Targ. Lev. 16:31; a. fr.Part. pass. as ab. Tanḥ. Bresh. 2 בשבת גופא לא מע׳ he does not fast on the Sabbath itself. Ithpa. אִתְעַנֵּי, אִיעַנֵּי 1) to be delayed. Num. R. s. 9, v. supra. 2) to be afflicted, suffer; to fast. Targ. 1 Kings 2:26. Targ. Zech 7:5; a. e.Y.Ber.III, 6b top; Y.Naz.VII, 56a bot. בעי מזקפוניה ואשכחוניה איע׳ they wanted to help him up, but found that he was suffering; Koh. R. to VIII, 2 (not איע׳ בדבורא). 4) to be violated. Targ. Lam. 5:11. Ithpe. אִיעֲנִי to become poor. Taan.23b אמר לִיעֲנוּ ואִיעֲנוּ he said, let them become poor, and they became poor.