عن

See also: غن‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ع ن ن‎ (ʿ-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 (ʿ-y-n) a root denoting the eye and vision.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʕæn]
(Egypt) IPA^(key): /ʕɑn/

Preposition

عَنْ • (ʿan)

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

Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
Base form					عَنْ (ʿan)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	عَنِّي‎ (ʿannī)			عَنَّا‎ (ʿannā)
Second person	عَنْكَ‎ (ʿanka)	عَنْكِ‎ (ʿanki)	عَنْكُمَا‎ (ʿankumā)	عَنْكُمْ‎ (ʿankum)	عَنْكُنَّ‎ (ʿankunna)
Third person	عَنْهُ‎ (ʿanhu)	عَنْهَا‎ (ʿanhā)	عَنْهُمَا‎ (ʿanhumā)	عَنْهُمْ‎ (ʿanhum)	عَنْهُنَّ‎ (ʿanhunna)

Etymology 2

From the root ع ن ن‎ (ʿ-n-n).

Verb

عَنَّ • (ʿanna) I, non-past يَعِنُّ‎ or يَعُنُّ‎‎ (yaʿinnu or yaʿunnu)

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 ʿann or ʿanan
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					عَانّ‎ ʿānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَعْنُون‎ maʿnūn
		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 ʿanantu	عَنَنْتَ‎ ʿananta	عَنَّ ʿanna	عَنَنْتُمَا‎ ʿanantumā	عَنَّا‎ ʿannā	عَنَنَّا‎ ʿanannā	عَنَنْتُمْ‎ ʿanantum	عَنُّوا‎ ʿannū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	عَنَنْتُ‎ ʿanantu	عَنَنْتِ‎ ʿananti	عَنَّتْ‎ ʿannat	عَنَنْتُمَا‎ ʿanantumā	عَنَّتَا‎ ʿannatā	عَنَنَّا‎ ʿanannā	عَنَنْتُنَّ‎ ʿanantunna	عَنَنَّ‎ ʿananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَعِنُّ‎ or أَعُنُّ‎ ʾaʿinnu or ʾaʿunnu	تَعِنُّ‎ or تَعُنُّ‎ taʿinnu or taʿunnu	يَعِنُّ‎ or يَعُنُّ‎ yaʿinnu or yaʿunnu	تَعِنَّانِ‎ or تَعُنَّانِ‎ taʿinnāni or taʿunnāni	يَعِنَّانِ‎ or يَعُنَّانِ‎ yaʿinnāni or yaʿunnāni	نَعِنُّ‎ or نَعُنُّ‎ naʿinnu or naʿunnu	تَعِنُّونَ‎ or تَعُنُّونَ‎ taʿinnūna or taʿunnūna	يَعِنُّونَ‎ or يَعُنُّونَ‎ yaʿinnūna or yaʿunnūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أَعِنُّ‎ or أَعُنُّ‎ ʾaʿinnu or ʾaʿunnu	تَعِنِّينَ‎ or تَعُنِّينَ‎ taʿinnīna or taʿunnīna	تَعِنُّ‎ or تَعُنُّ‎ taʿinnu or taʿunnu	تَعِنَّانِ‎ or تَعُنَّانِ‎ taʿinnāni or taʿunnāni	تَعِنَّانِ‎ or تَعُنَّانِ‎ taʿinnāni or taʿunnāni	نَعِنُّ‎ or نَعُنُّ‎ naʿinnu or naʿunnu	تَعْنِنَّ‎ or تَعْنُنَّ‎ taʿninna or taʿnunna	يَعْنِنَّ‎ or يَعْنُنَّ‎ yaʿninna or yaʿnunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعِنَّ‎ or أَعُنَّ‎ ʾaʿinna or ʾaʿunna	تَعِنَّ‎ or تَعُنَّ‎ taʿinna or taʿunna	يَعِنَّ‎ or يَعُنَّ‎ yaʿinna or yaʿunna	تَعِنَّا‎ or تَعُنَّا‎ taʿinnā or taʿunnā	يَعِنَّا‎ or يَعُنَّا‎ yaʿinnā or yaʿunnā	نَعِنَّ‎ or نَعُنَّ‎ naʿinna or naʿunna	تَعِنُّوا‎ or تَعُنُّوا‎ taʿinnū or taʿunnū	يَعِنُّوا‎ or يَعُنُّوا‎ yaʿinnū or yaʿunnū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَعِنَّ‎ or أَعُنَّ‎ ʾaʿinna or ʾaʿunna	تَعِنِّي‎ or تَعُنِّي‎ taʿinnī or taʿunnī	تَعِنَّ‎ or تَعُنَّ‎ taʿinna or taʿunna	تَعِنَّا‎ or تَعُنَّا‎ taʿinnā or taʿunnā	تَعِنَّا‎ or تَعُنَّا‎ taʿinnā or taʿunnā	نَعِنَّ‎ or نَعُنَّ‎ naʿinna or naʿunna	تَعْنِنَّ‎ or تَعْنُنَّ‎ taʿninna or taʿnunna	يَعْنِنَّ‎ or يَعْنُنَّ‎ yaʿninna or yaʿnunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعِنَّ‎ or أَعِنِّ‎ or أَعْنِنْ‎ or أَعُنَّ‎ or أَعُنِّ‎ or أَعْنُنْ‎ ʾaʿinna or ʾaʿinni or ʾaʿnin or ʾaʿunna or ʾaʿunni or ʾaʿnun	تَعِنَّ‎ or تَعِنِّ‎ or تَعْنِنْ‎ or تَعُنَّ‎ or تَعُنِّ‎ or تَعْنُنْ‎ taʿinna or taʿinni or taʿnin or taʿunna or taʿunni or taʿnun	يَعِنَّ‎ or يَعِنِّ‎ or يَعْنِنْ‎ or يَعُنَّ‎ or يَعُنِّ‎ or يَعْنُنْ‎ yaʿinna or yaʿinni or yaʿnin or yaʿunna or yaʿunni or yaʿnun	تَعِنَّا‎ or تَعُنَّا‎ taʿinnā or taʿunnā	يَعِنَّا‎ or يَعُنَّا‎ yaʿinnā or yaʿunnā	نَعِنَّ‎ or نَعِنِّ‎ or نَعْنِنْ‎ or نَعُنَّ‎ or نَعُنِّ‎ or نَعْنُنْ‎ naʿinna or naʿinni or naʿnin or naʿunna or naʿunni or naʿnun	تَعِنُّوا‎ or تَعُنُّوا‎ taʿinnū or taʿunnū	يَعِنُّوا‎ or يَعُنُّوا‎ yaʿinnū or yaʿunnū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَعِنِّي‎ or تَعُنِّي‎ taʿinnī or taʿunnī	تَعِنَّ‎ or تَعِنِّ‎ or تَعْنِنْ‎ or تَعُنَّ‎ or تَعُنِّ‎ or تَعْنُنْ‎ taʿinna or taʿinni or taʿnin or taʿunna or taʿunni or taʿnun	تَعِنَّا‎ or تَعُنَّا‎ taʿinnā or taʿunnā	تَعِنَّا‎ or تَعُنَّا‎ taʿinnā or taʿunnā		تَعْنِنَّ‎ or تَعْنُنَّ‎ taʿninna or taʿnunna	يَعْنِنَّ‎ or يَعْنُنَّ‎ yaʿninna or yaʿnunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عِنَّ or عِنِّ or اِعْنِنْ‎ or عُنَّ or عُنِّ or اُعْنُنْ‎ ʿinna or ʿinni or iʿnin or ʿunna or ʿunni or uʿnun		عِنَّا‎ or عُنَّا‎ ʿinnā or ʿunnā			عِنُّوا‎ or عُنُّوا‎ ʿinnū or ʿunnū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		عِنِّي‎ or عُنِّي‎ ʿinnī or ʿunnī		عِنَّا‎ or عُنَّا‎ ʿinnā or ʿunnā			اِعْنِنَّ‎ or اُعْنُنَّ‎ iʿninna or uʿnunna
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 ʿunna	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	—	—	يُعَنُّ‎ yuʿannu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُعَنَّ‎ yuʿanna	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُعَنَّ‎ or يُعَنِّ‎ or يُعْنَنْ‎ yuʿanna or yuʿanni or yuʿnan	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Noun

عَنّ • (ʿann) m

verbal noun of عَنَّ (ʿanna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun عَنّ (ʿann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَنّ ʿann	الْعَنّ‎ al-ʿann	عَنّ ʿann
Nominative	عَنٌّ ʿannun	الْعَنُّ‎ al-ʿannu	عَنُّ ʿannu
Accusative	عَنًّا‎ ʿannan	الْعَنَّ‎ al-ʿanna	عَنَّ ʿanna
Genitive	عَنٍّ ʿannin	الْعَنِّ‎ al-ʿanni	عَنِّ ʿanni

References

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

Persian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ʔæn]

Noun

عن • ('an)

(vulgar) shit

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