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)

  1. off, away from
  2. from (source)
  3. out of (a feeling)
  4. about, on
  5. according to, as attested by, on authority of
  6. on the basis of, on the strength of
  7. for, in defense of
  8. as a substitute for
Inflection
    Inflected forms
Base form عَنْ (ʕan)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
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

Etymology 2

Root
ع ن ن (ʕ-n-n)

Verb

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

  1. to present itself, to offer itself
  2. to take shape, to form, to arise, to spring up
  3. to suggest itself
  4. to appear, to occur
  5. to turn away, to move aside
  6. to put a rein on
  7. to pull the reins on
  8. to confine, to enclose
  9. to vilify, to revile
Conjugation

Noun

عَنّ • (ʕann) m

  1. verbal noun of عَنَّ (ʕanna) (form I)
Declension

References

Persian

Etymology

Clipping of انبار (anbâr, storage, here storage of manure), rebracketing it as عن ('an, shit) + بار (bâr, load).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [æn]

Noun

عن • ('an)

  1. (vulgar) shit

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ن ن
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic عَنْ (ʕan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕan/, [ʕan]
  • (file)

Preposition

عن • (ʕan)

  1. from (away from)
  2. about
  3. instead of, on behalf of

Inflection

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