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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Conjunction ان (ən )
one Arabic spelling of en , alternative form of اَِنْ
Arabic
Etymology Cognate to Hebrew ־ן
Suffix ـَان • (-ān )
Suffix used in forming intensive adjectives of the pattern فَعْلَان ( faʕlān ) , e.g. تَعْبَان ( taʕbān , “ tired ” ) , عَطْشَان ( ʕaṭšān , “ thirsty ” ) , غَضْبَان ( ḡaḍbān , “ angry ” ) , زَعْلَان ( zaʕlān , “ annoyed ” ) , كَسْلَان ( kaslān , “ lazy ” ) , نَعْسَان ( naʕsān , “ drowsy ” ) . These adjectives generally have a feminine in َـى ( -ā ) , e.g. عَطْشَى ( ʕaṭšā ) , كَسْلَى ( kaslā ) , نَعْسَى ( naʕsā ) .
Interfix َـانـ • (-ān- )
Interfix used in forming nisba (relative) adjectives, inserted between the base noun and the ending ـِيّ ( -iyy ) , e.g. أَنَانِيّ ( ʔanāniyy , “ selfish ” ) , based on أَنَا ( ʔanā ) or عَالَمَانِيّ ( ʕālamāniyy , “ worldly , secular ” ) , based on عَالَم ( ʕālam , “ world ” ) .
Derived terms
Suffix ـَانِ • (-āni )
Suffix added to a noun or adjective to form the nominative dual form.
Burushaski
Etymology 1 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Pronoun ان (un )
you ; second-person singular pronoun
Etymology 2 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Pronoun ان (in )
he , she ; third-person singular pronoun
References Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024 ) “un Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary) , Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017 Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024 ) “in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary) , Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology From Arabic ـَان ( -ān ) .
Suffix ـان • (-ān )
Suffix used in forming intensive adjectives of the pattern فَعْلَان ( faʕlān ) .
Usage notes Intensive adjectives often act as active participles of stative verbs, usually having the pattern فِعِل ( fiʕil ) , for instance:
زِعِل ( ziʕil , “ to get sad ” ) → زعلان ( zaʕlān , “ sad ” )
See also Category:Hijazi Arabic intensive adjectives
Kalami
Etymology Inherited from Sanskrit आण्ड ( āṇḍa ) .
Noun ان (an ) m
egg
References Baart, Joan L. G. (1997 ) “an ”, in The sounds and tones of Kalam Kohistani: with wordlist and texts (Studies in Languages of Northern Pakistan; 1)77
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-gan Proto-Mongolic *-gan Proto-Tungusic *-kan
Suffix ان • (-an )
adjective-forming suffix that, added to the root of a verb, creates non-past participles بورـ ( bur- , “ to twist, wring ” ) + ان → بوران ( buran , “ twisting, wringing, that twists or wrings ” )
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Further reading
Persian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Readings
Classical reading?
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Dari reading?
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Iranian reading?
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Tajik reading?
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Noun ان • (an )
( vulgar ) عن
Etymology 2 English en
Pronunciation
Noun ان • (en )
Transliteration of the name of the Latin-script letter n
Derived terms
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology From Arabic ـَان ( -ān ) .
Suffix ـان • (-ān )
Suffix used in forming intensive adjectives of the pattern فَعْلَان ( faʕlān ) .
Usage notes Intensive adjectives often act as active participles of stative verbs, usually having the pattern فِعِل ( fiʕil ) , for instance:
عطش ( ʕiṭiš , “ to be thirsty ” ) → عطشان ( ʕaṭšān , “ thirsty ” ) حزن ( ḥizin , “ to get sad ” ) → حزنان ( ḥaznān , “ sad ” )
See also Category:South Levantine Arabic intensive adjectives
Urdu
Etymology 1 Inherited from Sanskrit अन- ( ana- ) .
Compare Middle Persian ʾn ( an- ) .
Prefix انـ • (an- ) (Hindi spelling अन-
A negating prefix. non- , un- , a- , an- , etc.
ان + کہا ( kahā , “ said ” ) → انکہا ( ankahā , “ unsaid , unspoken ” )
Usage notes This form is used before words that begin with vowels.
Etymology 2
Pronoun اِن • (in ) m pl or f pl Hindi spelling इन
( proximal ) third-person plural objective personal pronoun :them ( oblique case ) these ; plural of اِس ( is ) ( formal , proximal ) third-person singular objective personal pronoun:him , ( oblique case ) her ( formal , oblique case ) this
Pronoun اُن • (un ) m pl or f pl Hindi spelling उन
( distal ) third-person plural objective personal pronoun: ( oblique case ) those ; plural of اُس ( us ) ( formal , distal ) third-person singular objective personal pronoun: ( oblique case ) ( formal , oblique case ) that
Determiner اِن • (in ) pl Hindi spelling इन
( oblique case ) these ; plural of اِس ( is ) ( formal , oblique case ) this
Determiner اُن • (un ) pl Hindi spelling उन
( oblique case ) those ; plural of اُس ( us ) ( formal , oblique case ) that
See also