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Hebrew
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʔantin.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
אַתֶּן • (atén) f pl
- You, y'all, you guys: the second-person feminine plural subject pronoun.
See also
Hebrew personal pronouns
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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אֲנִי (aní),
אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí)[PP 1]
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אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu),
אָנוּ (ánu)[PP 2]
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| 2nd person
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m
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אַתָּה (atá)
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אַתֶּם (atém)
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אַתְּ (at)
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אַתֶּן (atén)
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| 3rd person
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m
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הוּא (hu)
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הֵם (hem)[PP 3]
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הִיא (hi)
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הֵן (hen)[PP 3]
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- ^ The form אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today.
- ^ In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ (ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ (anákhnu) the more colloquial.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 In colloquial Modern Israeli Hebrew, the nominally masculine forms אַתֶּם (atém) and הֵם (hem) are sometimes taken as gender-neutral and substituted for אַתֶּן (atén) and הֵן (hen), this is sometimes considered incorrect.
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Etymology 2
Preposition
אתן
- (אֹתָן, otán) Form of את (et) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object, defective spelling: them (as a direct object).
Tanach, Ezekiel 16:54, with translation of the Darby Bible:וְנִכְלַמְתְּ מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂית בְּנַחֲמֵךְ אֹתָן- v'nichlámt mikól ashér asít b'nachaméch otán
- and mayest be confounded for all that thou hast done, in that thou comfortest them
- (אִתָּן, itán) Form of את (et) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object, defective spelling, form of עם (im) including third-person feminine plural personal pronoun as object, defective spelling: with them.
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
אֶתֵּן • (etén)
- First-person singular future (prefix conjugation) of נתן (natán).
Tanach, Exodus 2:9, with translation of the Darby Bible:הֵילִיכִי אֶת הַיֶּלֶד הַזֶּה וְהֵינִקִהוּ לִי וַאֲנִי אֶתֵּן אֶת שְׂכָרֵךְ- helíchi et hayéled hazé v'henikéhu li vaaní etén et s'charéch
- Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will give thy wages