أنا
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أنا¹
- /ʔa.na/
- /ʔa.naː/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔanāku., from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku, hence also Proto-Berber *ənăkkʷ (Kabyle nekk) and Egyptian jnk (Coptic ⲁⲛⲟⲕ (anok)). Cognate with Hebrew אני (aní), Amharic እኔ (enē).
pronoun أَنَا · ʔana · ʔanā · ـِيَ · ـِي · ـنِي
- I (first person singular subject pronoun)
أنا²
- /ʔa.na/
- /ʔa.naː/
Where it comes from
From أَنَا (ʔanā, “I”), semantic loan from German Ich, possibly through ego.
noun أَنَا · ʔanā · الْأَنَا
- ego
In English
- I personal pronoun
Talk about this word "أنا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. أنا. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7 "أنا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7.Cite this
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title = {أنا},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
