אָן

See also: אַן‎, אן‎, and Appendix:Variations of "an"

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German āne (“without”) (compare German ohne), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnō (“without”) (compare Old Saxon āno, Old Frisian ōni, Old Norse án, ón), from Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew (“without”) (compare Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu)).

Preposition

אָן • (on) (no contracted dem-form)

  1. without
    ‏וואָס קען וואַקסן, וואַקסן אָן רעגן?‎‎ ― vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn? ― What can grow, grow without rain?

Derived terms
  • אָן דאַנק‎ (on dank, “ungrateful”)
  • אָן וועלכער‎ (on velkher, “without which”)
  • אָן אײַנזעעריש‎ (on aynzeerish, “inconsiderate”)
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