أن

See also: ان‎, آن‎, إن‎, اَِنْ‎, -ان‎, and ان-‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔan/

Conjunction

أَنْ • (ʾan)

to, that
‏أُرِيدُ أَنْ آكُلَ.‎‎
ʾurīdu ʾan ʾākula.
I want to eat. (lit. I want that I eat.)

‏أُرِيدُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ.‎‎
ʾurīdu ʾan yaʾkula.
I want him to eat. (lit. I want that he eat.)
that
‏أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّٰهُ.‎‎
ʾašhadu ʾan lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāhu.
I bear witness that there is no god but God.

Usage notes

أَنْ‎ (ʾan) must be followed immediately by a verb in the subjunctive mood. The subject, if mentioned, must then be placed after the verb in the nominative case. The only exception to this rule is that a verb after بَعْدَ أَنْ‎ (baʿda ʾan, “after (conj.)”) takes the past tense if the event described has already occurred. (If the event has not yet occurred, then the verb after بَعْدَ أَنْ‎ (baʿda ʾan)) takes the subjunctive.) See also بَعْدَ‎ (baʿda).
‏اِنْتَخَبَ الشَّعْبُ رَئِيسًا جَدِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَمَّتْ كِتَابَةُ الدُّسْتُور.‎‎
intaḵaba š-šaʿbu raʾīsan jadīdan baʿda ʾan tammat kitābatu d-dustūr.
The people elected a new president after the constitution was written.

‏سَيَنْتَخِبُ الشَّعْبُ رَئِيسًا جَدِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ تَتِمَّ كِتَابَةُ الدُّسْتُور.‎‎
sayantaḵibu š-šaʿbu raʾīsan jadīdan baʿda ʾan tatimma kitābatu d-dustūr.
The people will elect a new president after the constitution is written.
In addition to بَعْدَ‎ (baʿda) above, أَنْ‎ (ʾan) may be used with the preposition قَبْلَ‎ (qabla, “before”) to form a conjunction.
‏بَعْدَ الْقَرَارِ‎ ― baʿda l-qarāri ― after the decision, after deciding

‏بَعْدَ أَنْ يُقَرِّرَ‎ ― baʿda ʾan yuqarrira ― after he decides

‏بَعْدَ أَنْ قَرَّرَ‎ ― baʿda ʾan qarrara ― after he decided

‏قَبْلَ الْقَرَارِ‎ ― qabla l-qarāri ― before the decision, before deciding

‏قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقَرِّرَ‎ ― qabla ʾan yuqarrira ― before he decides; before he decided

Derived terms

أَلَّا‎ (ʾallā)
لِأَنْ‎ (liʾan)
لِئَلَّا‎ (liʾallā)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔan.na/

Conjunction

أَنَّ • (ʾanna)

that
‏أَعْرِفُ أَنَّكَ سَرَقْتَ سَيَّارَتِي.‎‎
ʾaʿrifu ʾannaka saraqta sayyāratī.
I know that you stole my car.

Inflection

Inflected forms

Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
Base form					أَنَّ (ʾanna)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	أَنَّنِي‎ (ʾannanī)			أَنَّنَا‎ (ʾannanā)
Second person	أَنَّكَ‎ (ʾannaka)	أَنَّكِ‎ (ʾannaki)	أَنَّكُمَا‎ (ʾannakumā)	أَنَّكُمْ‎ (ʾannakum)	أَنَّكُنَّ‎ (ʾannakunna)
Third person	أَنَّهُ‎ (ʾannahu)	أَنَّهَا‎ (ʾannahā)	أَنَّهُمَا‎ (ʾannahumā)	أَنَّهُمْ‎ (ʾannahum)	أَنَّهُنَّ‎ (ʾannahunna)

Usage notes

أَنَّ‎ (ʾanna) must be followed immediately by the subject of the clause it introduces, in the accusative case. If it is a pronoun, it must be expressed.

Derived terms

لِأَنَّ‎ (liʾanna)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔan.na/

Verb

أَنَّ • (ʾanna) I, non-past يَئِنُّ‎‎ (yaʾinnu)

to moan, to sough
to groan

Conjugation

Conjugation of

أَنَّ

(form-I geminate, verbal nouns أَنّ or أَنِين)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					أَنّ or أَنِين‎ ʾann or ʾanīn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					آنّ‎ ʾānn
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَأْنُون‎ maʾnūn
		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	أَنَنْتُ‎ ʾanantu	أَنَنْتَ‎ ʾananta	أَنَّ ʾanna	أَنَنْتُمَا‎ ʾanantumā	أَنَّا‎ ʾannā	أَنَنَّا‎ ʾanannā	أَنَنْتُمْ‎ ʾanantum	أَنُّوا‎ ʾannū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أَنَنْتُ‎ ʾanantu	أَنَنْتِ‎ ʾananti	أَنَّتْ‎ ʾannat	أَنَنْتُمَا‎ ʾanantumā	أَنَّتَا‎ ʾannatā	أَنَنَّا‎ ʾanannā	أَنَنْتُنَّ‎ ʾanantunna	أَنَنَّ‎ ʾananna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَئِنُّ‎ ʾaʾinnu	تَئِنُّ‎ taʾinnu	يَئِنُّ‎ yaʾinnu	تَئِنَّانِ‎ taʾinnāni	يَئِنَّانِ‎ yaʾinnāni	نَئِنُّ‎ naʾinnu	تَئِنُّونَ‎ taʾinnūna	يَئِنُّونَ‎ yaʾinnūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أَئِنُّ‎ ʾaʾinnu	تَئِنِّينَ‎ taʾinnīna	تَئِنُّ‎ taʾinnu	تَئِنَّانِ‎ taʾinnāni	تَئِنَّانِ‎ taʾinnāni	نَئِنُّ‎ naʾinnu	تَأْنِنَّ‎ taʾninna	يَأْنِنَّ‎ yaʾninna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَئِنَّ‎ ʾaʾinna	تَئِنَّ‎ taʾinna	يَئِنَّ‎ yaʾinna	تَئِنَّا‎ taʾinnā	يَئِنَّا‎ yaʾinnā	نَئِنَّ‎ naʾinna	تَئِنُّوا‎ taʾinnū	يَئِنُّوا‎ yaʾinnū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَئِنَّ‎ ʾaʾinna	تَئِنِّي‎ taʾinnī	تَئِنَّ‎ taʾinna	تَئِنَّا‎ taʾinnā	تَئِنَّا‎ taʾinnā	نَئِنَّ‎ naʾinna	تَأْنِنَّ‎ taʾninna	يَأْنِنَّ‎ yaʾninna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَئِنَّ‎ or أَئِنِّ‎ or آنِنْ‎ ʾaʾinna or ʾaʾinni or ʾānin	تَئِنَّ‎ or تَئِنِّ‎ or تَأْنِنْ‎ taʾinna or taʾinni or taʾnin	يَئِنَّ‎ or يَئِنِّ‎ or يَأْنِنْ‎ yaʾinna or yaʾinni or yaʾnin	تَئِنَّا‎ taʾinnā	يَئِنَّا‎ yaʾinnā	نَئِنَّ‎ or نَئِنِّ‎ or نَأْنِنْ‎ naʾinna or naʾinni or naʾnin	تَئِنُّوا‎ taʾinnū	يَئِنُّوا‎ yaʾinnū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَئِنَّ‎ or أَئِنِّ‎ or آنِنْ‎ ʾaʾinna or ʾaʾinni or ʾānin	تَئِنِّي‎ taʾinnī	تَئِنَّ‎ or تَئِنِّ‎ or تَأْنِنْ‎ taʾinna or taʾinni or taʾnin	تَئِنَّا‎ taʾinnā	تَئِنَّا‎ taʾinnā		تَأْنِنَّ‎ taʾninna	يَأْنِنَّ‎ yaʾninna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		إِنَّ‎ or إِنِّ‎ or اِينِنْ‎ ʾinna or ʾinni or īnin		إِنَّا‎ ʾinnā			إِنُّوا‎ ʾinnū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		إِنِّي‎ ʾinnī		إِنَّا‎ ʾinnā			اِينِنَّ‎ īninna
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	أُنِنْتُ‎ ʾunintu	أُنِنْتَ‎ ʾuninta	أُنَّ ʾunna	أُنِنْتُمَا‎ ʾunintumā	أُنَّا‎ ʾunnā	أُنِنَّا‎ ʾuninnā	أُنِنْتُمْ‎ ʾunintum	أُنُّوا‎ ʾunnū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	أُنِنْتُ‎ ʾunintu	أُنِنْتِ‎ ʾuninti	أُنَّتْ‎ ʾunnat	أُنِنْتُمَا‎ ʾunintumā	أُنَّتَا‎ ʾunnatā	أُنِنَّا‎ ʾuninnā	أُنِنْتُنَّ‎ ʾunintunna	أُنِنَّ‎ ʾuninna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُؤَنُّ‎ ʾuʾannu	تُؤَنُّ‎ tuʾannu	يُؤَنُّ‎ yuʾannu	تُؤَنَّانِ‎ tuʾannāni	يُؤَنَّانِ‎ yuʾannāni	نُؤَنُّ‎ nuʾannu	تُؤَنُّونَ‎ tuʾannūna	يُؤَنُّونَ‎ yuʾannūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	f	أُؤَنُّ‎ ʾuʾannu	تُؤَنِّينَ‎ tuʾannīna	تُؤَنُّ‎ tuʾannu	تُؤَنَّانِ‎ tuʾannāni	تُؤَنَّانِ‎ tuʾannāni	نُؤَنُّ‎ nuʾannu	تُؤْنَنَّ‎ tuʾnanna	يُؤْنَنَّ‎ yuʾnanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُؤَنَّ‎ ʾuʾanna	تُؤَنَّ‎ tuʾanna	يُؤَنَّ‎ yuʾanna	تُؤَنَّا‎ tuʾannā	يُؤَنَّا‎ yuʾannā	نُؤَنَّ‎ nuʾanna	تُؤَنُّوا‎ tuʾannū	يُؤَنُّوا‎ yuʾannū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُؤَنَّ‎ ʾuʾanna	تُؤَنِّي‎ tuʾannī	تُؤَنَّ‎ tuʾanna	تُؤَنَّا‎ tuʾannā	تُؤَنَّا‎ tuʾannā	نُؤَنَّ‎ nuʾanna	تُؤْنَنَّ‎ tuʾnanna	يُؤْنَنَّ‎ yuʾnanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُؤَنَّ‎ or أُؤَنِّ‎ or أُونَنْ‎ ʾuʾanna or ʾuʾanni or ʾūnan	تُؤَنَّ‎ or تُؤَنِّ‎ or تُؤْنَنْ‎ tuʾanna or tuʾanni or tuʾnan	يُؤَنَّ‎ or يُؤَنِّ‎ or يُؤْنَنْ‎ yuʾanna or yuʾanni or yuʾnan	تُؤَنَّا‎ tuʾannā	يُؤَنَّا‎ yuʾannā	نُؤَنَّ‎ or نُؤَنِّ‎ or نُؤْنَنْ‎ nuʾanna or nuʾanni or nuʾnan	تُؤَنُّوا‎ tuʾannū	يُؤَنُّوا‎ yuʾannū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f		تُؤَنِّي‎ tuʾannī	تُؤَنَّ‎ or تُؤَنِّ‎ or تُؤْنَنْ‎ tuʾanna or tuʾanni or tuʾnan	تُؤَنَّا‎ tuʾannā	تُؤَنَّا‎ tuʾannā		تُؤْنَنَّ‎ tuʾnanna	يُؤْنَنَّ‎ yuʾnanna

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔann/

Noun

أَنّ • (ʾann) m

verbal noun of أَنَّ (ʾanna) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun أَنّ (ʾann)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَنّ ʾann	الْأَنّ‎ al-ʾann	أَنّ ʾann
Nominative	أَنٌّ ʾannun	الْأَنُّ‎ al-ʾannu	أَنُّ ʾannu
Accusative	أَنًّا‎ ʾannan	الْأَنَّ‎ al-ʾanna	أَنَّ ʾanna
Genitive	أَنٍّ ʾannin	الْأَنِّ‎ al-ʾanni	أَنِّ ʾanni

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