عن

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ن ن (ʕ-n-n) in the sense of appearing in view in the distance and in the sense offering or presenting, bring it into someone’s view; related to ع ي ن (ʕ-y-n) a root denoting the eye and vision.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕan/

Preposition

عَنْ • (ʕan)

off, away from
from (source)
out of (a feeling)
about, on
according to, as attested by, on authority of
on the basis of, on the strength of
for, in defense of
as a substitute for

Inflection

Inflected forms
Base form					عَنْ (ʕan)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	عَنِّي (ʕannī)		عَنَّا (ʕannā)
Second person	عَنْكَ (ʕanka)	عَنْكِ (ʕanki)	عَنْكُمَا (ʕankumā)	عَنْكُمْ (ʕankum)	عَنْكُنَّ (ʕankunna)
Third person	عَنْهُ (ʕanhu)	عَنْهَا (ʕanhā)	عَنْهُمَا (ʕanhumā)	عَنْهُمْ (ʕanhum)	عَنْهُنَّ (ʕanhunna)

Derived terms

عَمَّا (ʕammā)
عَمَّ (ʕamma)
عَمَّنْ (ʕamman)

Etymology 2

Root
ع ن ن (ʕ n n)
6 terms

Verb

عَنَّ • (ʕanna) I, non-past يَعِنُّ or يَعُنُّ‎ (yaʕinnu or yaʕunnu)

to present itself, to offer itself
to take shape, to form, to arise, to spring up
to suggest itself
to appear, to occur
to turn away, to move aside
to put a rein on
to pull the reins on
to confine, to enclose
to vilify, to revile

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَنَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns عَنّ or عَنَن)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					عَنّ or عَنَن ʕann or ʕanan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					عَانّ ʕānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَعْنُون maʕnūn
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَنَنْتُ ʕanantu	عَنَنْتَ ʕananta	عَنَّ ʕanna	عَنَنْتُمَا ʕanantumā	عَنَّا ʕannā	عَنَنَّا ʕanannā	عَنَنْتُمْ ʕanantum	عَنُّوا ʕannū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	عَنَنْتُ ʕanantu	عَنَنْتِ ʕananti	عَنَّتْ ʕannat	عَنَنْتُمَا ʕanantumā	عَنَّتَا ʕannatā	عَنَنَّا ʕanannā	عَنَنْتُنَّ ʕanantunna	عَنَنَّ ʕananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَعِنُّ or أَعُنُّ ʔaʕinnu or ʔaʕunnu	تَعِنُّ or تَعُنُّ taʕinnu or taʕunnu	يَعِنُّ or يَعُنُّ yaʕinnu or yaʕunnu	تَعِنَّانِ or تَعُنَّانِ taʕinnāni or taʕunnāni	يَعِنَّانِ or يَعُنَّانِ yaʕinnāni or yaʕunnāni	نَعِنُّ or نَعُنُّ naʕinnu or naʕunnu	تَعِنُّونَ or تَعُنُّونَ taʕinnūna or taʕunnūna	يَعِنُّونَ or يَعُنُّونَ yaʕinnūna or yaʕunnūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَعِنُّ or أَعُنُّ ʔaʕinnu or ʔaʕunnu	تَعِنِّينَ or تَعُنِّينَ taʕinnīna or taʕunnīna	تَعِنُّ or تَعُنُّ taʕinnu or taʕunnu	تَعِنَّانِ or تَعُنَّانِ taʕinnāni or taʕunnāni	تَعِنَّانِ or تَعُنَّانِ taʕinnāni or taʕunnāni	نَعِنُّ or نَعُنُّ naʕinnu or naʕunnu	تَعْنِنَّ or تَعْنُنَّ taʕninna or taʕnunna	يَعْنِنَّ or يَعْنُنَّ yaʕninna or yaʕnunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعِنَّ or أَعُنَّ ʔaʕinna or ʔaʕunna	تَعِنَّ or تَعُنَّ taʕinna or taʕunna	يَعِنَّ or يَعُنَّ yaʕinna or yaʕunna	تَعِنَّا or تَعُنَّا taʕinnā or taʕunnā	يَعِنَّا or يَعُنَّا yaʕinnā or yaʕunnā	نَعِنَّ or نَعُنَّ naʕinna or naʕunna	تَعِنُّوا or تَعُنُّوا taʕinnū or taʕunnū	يَعِنُّوا or يَعُنُّوا yaʕinnū or yaʕunnū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَعِنَّ or أَعُنَّ ʔaʕinna or ʔaʕunna	تَعِنِّي or تَعُنِّي taʕinnī or taʕunnī	تَعِنَّ or تَعُنَّ taʕinna or taʕunna	تَعِنَّا or تَعُنَّا taʕinnā or taʕunnā	تَعِنَّا or تَعُنَّا taʕinnā or taʕunnā	نَعِنَّ or نَعُنَّ naʕinna or naʕunna	تَعْنِنَّ or تَعْنُنَّ taʕninna or taʕnunna	يَعْنِنَّ or يَعْنُنَّ yaʕninna or yaʕnunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعِنَّ or أَعِنِّ or أَعْنِنْ or أَعُنَّ or أَعُنِّ or أَعْنُنْ ʔaʕinna or ʔaʕinni or ʔaʕnin or ʔaʕunna or ʔaʕunni or ʔaʕnun	تَعِنَّ or تَعِنِّ or تَعْنِنْ or تَعُنَّ or تَعُنِّ or تَعْنُنْ taʕinna or taʕinni or taʕnin or taʕunna or taʕunni or taʕnun	يَعِنَّ or يَعِنِّ or يَعْنِنْ or يَعُنَّ or يَعُنِّ or يَعْنُنْ yaʕinna or yaʕinni or yaʕnin or yaʕunna or yaʕunni or yaʕnun	تَعِنَّا or تَعُنَّا taʕinnā or taʕunnā	يَعِنَّا or يَعُنَّا yaʕinnā or yaʕunnā	نَعِنَّ or نَعِنِّ or نَعْنِنْ or نَعُنَّ or نَعُنِّ or نَعْنُنْ naʕinna or naʕinni or naʕnin or naʕunna or naʕunni or naʕnun	تَعِنُّوا or تَعُنُّوا taʕinnū or taʕunnū	يَعِنُّوا or يَعُنُّوا yaʕinnū or yaʕunnū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَعِنِّي or تَعُنِّي taʕinnī or taʕunnī	تَعِنَّ or تَعِنِّ or تَعْنِنْ or تَعُنَّ or تَعُنِّ or تَعْنُنْ taʕinna or taʕinni or taʕnin or taʕunna or taʕunni or taʕnun	تَعِنَّا or تَعُنَّا taʕinnā or taʕunnā	تَعِنَّا or تَعُنَّا taʕinnā or taʕunnā		تَعْنِنَّ or تَعْنُنَّ taʕninna or taʕnunna	يَعْنِنَّ or يَعْنُنَّ yaʕninna or yaʕnunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عِنَّ or عِنِّ or اِعْنِنْ or عُنَّ or عُنِّ or اُعْنُنْ ʕinna or ʕinni or iʕnin or ʕunna or ʕunni or uʕnun		عِنَّا or عُنَّا ʕinnā or ʕunnā			عِنُّوا or عُنُّوا ʕinnū or ʕunnū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		عِنِّي or عُنِّي ʕinnī or ʕunnī		عِنَّا or عُنَّا ʕinnā or ʕunnā			اِعْنِنَّ or اُعْنُنَّ iʕninna or uʕnunna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	عُنَّ ʕunna	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُعَنُّ yuʕannu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُعَنَّ yuʕanna	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُعَنَّ or يُعَنِّ or يُعْنَنْ yuʕanna or yuʕanni or yuʕnan	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Noun

عَنّ • (ʕann) m

verbal noun of عَنَّ (ʕanna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عَنّ (ʕann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَنّ ʕann	الْعَنّ al-ʕann	عَنّ ʕann
Nominative	عَنٌّ ʕannun	الْعَنُّ al-ʕannu	عَنُّ ʕannu
Accusative	عَنًّا ʕannan	الْعَنَّ al-ʕanna	عَنَّ ʕanna
Genitive	عَنٍّ ʕannin	الْعَنِّ al-ʕanni	عَنِّ ʕanni

References

Freytag, Georg (1835) “عن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 226
Lane, Edward William (1863) “عن”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2162–2163
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عن”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[3], London: W.H. Allen, page 728

Persian

Etymology

Clipping of (anbâr, “storage, here storage of manure”), rebracketing it as ('an, “shit”) + (bâr, “load”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [æn]

Noun

عن • ('an)

(vulgar) shit

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ن ن
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَنْ (ʕan).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕan/, [ʕan]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Preposition

عن • (ʕan)

Inflection

Inflected forms of عن
Base form				عن (ʕan)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	singular		plural
Personal-pronoun- including forms	m	f	plural
1^st person	عنّي (ʕanni)		عنّا (ʕanna)
2^nd person	عنّك (ʕannak)	عنّك (ʕannek)	عنكم (ʕankom)
3^rd person	عنّه (ʕanno)	عنها (ʕanha)	عنهم (ʕanhom)