אני

Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate with Aramaic אֲנָא‎ (ʾănā) and Arabic أَنَا‎ (ʾanā).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

אֲנִי • (aní) m or f

  1. I (the first person nominative singular pronoun, masculine and feminine)

Synonyms

See also
Hebrew personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person אֲנִי‎ (aní),
אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי‎ (anokhí)[PP 1]		 אֲנַחְנוּ‎ (anákhnu),
אָנוּ‎ (ánu)[PP 2]
2nd person m אַתָּה‎ (atá) אֲתֶּם‎ (atém)
f אַתְּ‎ (at) אֲתֶּן‎ (atén)
3rd person m הוּא‎ (hu) הֵם‎ (hem)[PP 3]
f הִיא‎ (hi) הֵן‎ (hen)[PP 3]
  1. The form אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי‎ (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today.
  2. In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ‎ (ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ‎ (anákhnu) the more colloquial.
  3. 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.

Noun

אֲנִי • (aní) m (no plural forms, no construct forms)

  1. (psychology, Freudian) ego

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