عن

See also: غن

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
	m	f	dual	m	f
1^st person	عَنِّي (ʕannī)		عَنَّا (ʕannā)
2^nd person	عَنْكَ (ʕanka)	عَنْكِ (ʕanki)	عَنْكُمَا (ʕankumā)	عَنْكُمْ (ʕankum)	عَنْكُنَّ (ʕankunna)
3^rd 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 (yaʕinnu) or يَعُنُّ (yaʕunnu), verbal noun عَنّ (ʕann) or عَنَن (ʕanan))

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 (I, geminate, a ~ i/u, impersonal passive (?), verbal nouns عَنّ, عَنَن)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					عَنّ, عَنَن ʕann, 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, أَعُنُّ ʔaʕinnu, ʔaʕunnu	تَعِنُّ, تَعُنُّ taʕinnu, taʕunnu	يَعِنُّ, يَعُنُّ yaʕinnu, yaʕunnu	تَعِنَّانِ, تَعُنَّانِ taʕinnāni, taʕunnāni	يَعِنَّانِ, يَعُنَّانِ yaʕinnāni, yaʕunnāni	نَعِنُّ, نَعُنُّ naʕinnu, naʕunnu	تَعِنُّونَ, تَعُنُّونَ taʕinnūna, taʕunnūna	يَعِنُّونَ, يَعُنُّونَ yaʕinnūna, yaʕunnūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَعِنُّ, أَعُنُّ ʔaʕinnu, ʔaʕunnu	تَعِنِّينَ, تَعُنِّينَ taʕinnīna, taʕunnīna	تَعِنُّ, تَعُنُّ taʕinnu, taʕunnu	تَعِنَّانِ, تَعُنَّانِ taʕinnāni, taʕunnāni	تَعِنَّانِ, تَعُنَّانِ taʕinnāni, taʕunnāni	نَعِنُّ, نَعُنُّ naʕinnu, naʕunnu	تَعْنِنَّ, تَعْنُنَّ taʕninna, taʕnunna	يَعْنِنَّ, يَعْنُنَّ yaʕninna, yaʕnunna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَعِنَّ, أَعُنَّ ʔaʕinna, ʔaʕunna	تَعِنَّ, تَعُنَّ taʕinna, taʕunna	يَعِنَّ, يَعُنَّ yaʕinna, yaʕunna	تَعِنَّا, تَعُنَّا taʕinnā, taʕunnā	يَعِنَّا, يَعُنَّا yaʕinnā, yaʕunnā	نَعِنَّ, نَعُنَّ naʕinna, naʕunna	تَعِنُّوا, تَعُنُّوا taʕinnū, taʕunnū	يَعِنُّوا, يَعُنُّوا yaʕinnū, yaʕunnū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَعِنَّ, أَعُنَّ ʔaʕinna, ʔaʕunna	تَعِنِّي, تَعُنِّي taʕinnī, taʕunnī	تَعِنَّ, تَعُنَّ taʕinna, taʕunna	تَعِنَّا, تَعُنَّا taʕinnā, taʕunnā	تَعِنَّا, تَعُنَّا taʕinnā, taʕunnā	نَعِنَّ, نَعُنَّ naʕinna, naʕunna	تَعْنِنَّ, تَعْنُنَّ taʕninna, taʕnunna	يَعْنِنَّ, يَعْنُنَّ yaʕninna, yaʕnunna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَعِنَّ, أَعِنِّ, أَعْنِنْ, أَعُنَّ, أَعُنِّ, أَعْنُنْ ʔaʕinna, ʔaʕinni, ʔaʕnin, ʔaʕunna, ʔaʕunni, ʔaʕnun	تَعِنَّ, تَعِنِّ, تَعْنِنْ, تَعُنَّ, تَعُنِّ, تَعْنُنْ taʕinna, taʕinni, taʕnin, taʕunna, taʕunni, taʕnun	يَعِنَّ, يَعِنِّ, يَعْنِنْ, يَعُنَّ, يَعُنِّ, يَعْنُنْ yaʕinna, yaʕinni, yaʕnin, yaʕunna, yaʕunni, yaʕnun	تَعِنَّا, تَعُنَّا taʕinnā, taʕunnā	يَعِنَّا, يَعُنَّا yaʕinnā, yaʕunnā	نَعِنَّ, نَعِنِّ, نَعْنِنْ, نَعُنَّ, نَعُنِّ, نَعْنُنْ naʕinna, naʕinni, naʕnin, naʕunna, naʕunni, naʕnun	تَعِنُّوا, تَعُنُّوا taʕinnū, taʕunnū	يَعِنُّوا, يَعُنُّوا yaʕinnū, yaʕunnū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تَعِنِّي, تَعُنِّي taʕinnī, taʕunnī	تَعِنَّ, تَعِنِّ, تَعْنِنْ, تَعُنَّ, تَعُنِّ, تَعْنُنْ taʕinna, taʕinni, taʕnin, taʕunna, taʕunni, taʕnun	تَعِنَّا, تَعُنَّا taʕinnā, taʕunnā	تَعِنَّا, تَعُنَّا taʕinnā, taʕunnā		تَعْنِنَّ, تَعْنُنَّ taʕninna, taʕnunna	يَعْنِنَّ, يَعْنُنَّ yaʕninna, yaʕnunna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عِنَّ, عِنِّ, اِعْنِنْ, عُنَّ, عُنِّ, اُعْنُنْ ʕinna, ʕinni, iʕnin, ʕunna, ʕunni, uʕnun		عِنَّا, عُنَّا ʕinnā, ʕunnā			عِنُّوا, عُنُّوا ʕinnū, ʕunnū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		عِنِّي, عُنِّي ʕinnī, ʕunnī		عِنَّا, عُنَّا ʕinnā, ʕunnā			اِعْنِنَّ, اُعْنُنَّ iʕninna, 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, يُعَنِّ, يُعْنَنْ yuʕanna, yuʕanni, 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 1

Borrowed from Arabic عَنْ (ʕan)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈʔan]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔǽn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔǽn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔǽn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔǽn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔǽn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	an
Dari reading^?	an
Iranian reading^?	an
Tajik reading^?	an

Preposition

عن • (an)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this attested in Classical Persian?”)

Pronunciation

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔǽn]

Readings
Iranian reading^?	an

Noun

عن • (an) (Iran)

(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

Inflection of عن

base form			عن (ʕan)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	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)

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Preposition

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

Noun

Declension

References

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Preposition

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Preposition

Inflection