عن

العربية

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عن^¹

/ʕan/

Where it comes from

From the root ع ن ن (ʕ n n) in the sense of appearing in view in the distance and in the sense offering or presenting, bring it into someone’s view; related to ع ي ن (ʕ y n) a root denoting the eye and vision.

preposition عَنْ · ʕan · عَنِّي · عَنَّا

off, away from
from (source)
out of (a feeling)
about, on
according to, as attested by, on authority of
on the basis of, on the strength of
for, in defense of
as a substitute for

عن^²

verb عَنَّ · ʕanna · يَعِنُّ · يَعُنُّ · عَنّ · عَنَن

to present itself, to offer itself
to take shape, to form, to arise, to spring up
to suggest itself
to appear, to occur
to turn away, to move aside
to put a rein on
to pull the reins on
to confine, to enclose
to vilify, to revile

noun عَنّ · ʕann · الْعَنّ · عَنٌّ

noun from verb verbal noun of عَنَّ (ʕanna) (form I)

In English

about concerning
from with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at
rather than instead of, in preference to

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"عن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

عن