أن
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أن¹
- /ʔan/
Where it comes from
Probably identical to هَمّ (hamm, “concern”) from the root ه م م (h m m), with sound changes typical to Arabic, as e.g. in إن (ʔin). Note also the noun هَن (han, “thing; self, synonym of نَفْس (nafs)”), often mentioned in grammars as one of “the six nouns” also known as “five nouns“, which became obsolete due to often referring to genitalia.
conjunction أَنْ · ʔan
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to, that; introduces a subjunctive verb (often corresponding to the English infinitive)
سَيَنْتَخِبُ ٱلشَّعْبُ رَئِيسًا جَدِيدًا بَعْدَ أَنْ يُكْتَبَ ٱلدُّسْتُور.
Similar: مَا
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that; introduces a past-tense verb
سَبَقَ أَنْ قُلْتُ لَكَ ذٰلِكَ
Similar: مَا
- introduces reported speech وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصْحَابُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ أَصْحَابَ ٱلنَّارِ أَن قَدۡ وَجَدۡنَا مَا وَعَدَنَا رَبُّنَا حَقًّۭا فَهَلۡ وَجَدتُّم مَّا وَعَدَ رَبُّكُمۡ حَقًّۭا ۖ قَالُوا۟ نَعَمۡ ۚ فَأَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌۢ بَيۡنَهُمۡ أَن لَّعۡنَةُ ٱللهِ عَلَى ٱلظَّالِمِينَ
- Form of أَنَّ (ʔanna) أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللّٰهُ.
- lest وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِنۢ بَنِىٓ ءَادَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ بَلَىٰ ۛ شَهِدْنَآ ۛ أَن تَقُولُوا۟ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ إِنَّا كُنَّا عَنْ هَـٰذَا غَـٰفِلِينَ
أن²
- /ʔan.na/
Where it comes from
Adverbial accusative of the noun underlying the former conjunction.
conjunction أَنَّ · ʔanna · أَنِّي · أَنَّنِي · أَنَّنَا
- that (introduces an equational clause or a verb phrase) هَلْ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّنِي أَطْوَلُ مِنْكَ؟
أن³
- /ʔan.na/
Where it comes from
From the root ء ن ن (ʔ n n), probably also related to the root ه م م (h m m) connected to the idea of worry, affect. Compare هَنَاة (hanāh, “misfortune, accident”).
verb أَنَّ · ʔanna · يَئِنُّ · أَنّ · أَنِين · تَأْنَان
- to moan, to groan, to complain كُلَّمَا أَنَّ بِالْعِرَاقِ جَرِيحٌ / لَمَسَ الشَّرْقُ جَنْبَهُ فِي عُمَانِهِ
أن⁴
- /ʔann/
noun أَنّ · ʔann · الْأَنّ · أَنٌّ
- verbal noun of أَنَّ (ʔanna) (form I)
In English
Talk about this word "أن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. أن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86 "أن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86.Cite this
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title = {أن},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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