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أنت

أنت

See also: انت and انب

Arabic

Alternative forms

انت

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /ʔanta/
(Egypt) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)ɪntæ]
(Jordan) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)ɛntɛ]
(Syria) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)ɪntɛ]
(Tunisia) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)ɪnti]

Pronoun

أَنْتَ • ‎(ʾanta) m (enclitic form ـكَ ‎(-ka))

you, thou (masculine singular subject pronoun)

See also

Arabic personal pronouns

Isolated pronouns
		singular	dual	plural
1st person		أَنَا ‎(ʾanā)	نَحْنُ ‎(naḥnu)
2nd person	m	أَنْتَ ‎(ʾanta)	أَنْتُمَا ‎(ʾantumā)*	أَنْتُمْ ‎(ʾantum)
2nd person	f	أَنْتِ ‎(ʾanti)	أَنْتُمَا ‎(ʾantumā)*	أَنْتُنَّ ‎(ʾantunna)*
3rd person	m	هُوَ ‎(huwa)	هُمَا ‎(humā)*	هُمْ ‎(hum)
3rd person	f	هِيَ ‎(hiya)	هُمَا ‎(humā)*	هُنَّ ‎(hunna)*
Enclitic pronouns
		singular	dual	plural
1st person		ـنِي ‎(-nī)/ـي ‎(-ī)/ـيَ ‎(-ya)**	ـنَا ‎(-nā)
2nd person	m	ـكَ ‎(-ka)	ـكُمَا ‎(-kumā)	ـكُم ‎(-kum)
2nd person	f	ـكِ ‎(-ki)	ـكُمَا ‎(-kumā)	ـكُنَّ ‎(-kunna)
3rd person	m	ـهُ ‎(-hu)/ـهِ ‎(-hi)***	ـهُمَا ‎(-humā)/ـهِمَا ‎(-himā)***	ـهُم ‎(-hum)/ـهِم ‎(-him)***
3rd person	f	ـهَا ‎(-hā)	ـهُمَا ‎(-humā)/ـهِمَا ‎(-himā)***	ـهُنَّ ‎(-hunna)/ـهِنَّ ‎(-hinna)***
* Modern Standard Arabic avoids these pronouns, though they are used in Classical Arabic. Specifically, ـنِي ‎(-nī) 'me' is attached to verbs, but ـي ‎(-ī)/ـيَ ‎(-ya) 'my' is attached to nouns. In the latter case, ـيَ ‎(-ya) is attached to nouns whose construct state ends in a long vowel or diphthong (e.g. in the sound masculine plural and the dual), while ـي ‎(-ī) is attached to nouns whose construct state ends in a short vowel, in which case that vowel is elided (e.g. in the sound feminine plural, as well as the singular and broken plural of most nouns). Furthermore, -ū of the masculine sound plural is assimilated to -ī before ـيَ ‎(-ya) (presumably, -aw of masculine defective -an plurals is similarly assimilated to -ay). Prepositions use ـي ‎(-ī)/ـيَ ‎(-ya), even though in this case it has the meaning of "me" (rather than "my"). The "sisters of inna" can use either form (e.g. إِنَّنِي ‎(innanī) or إِنِّي ‎(innī)), but the longer form (e.g. إِنَّنِي ‎(innanī)) is usually preferred. * ـهُـ ‎(-hu-) occurs after the vowels ending in u or a (-a, -ā, -u, -ū, -aw), while ـهِـ ‎(-hi-) occurs after vowels ending in i (-i, -ī, -ay).

Etymology 2

Cognate to Hebrew אַתְּ ‎(ʾatt) and Aramaic אַנְתִּי ‎(ʾantī).

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): /ʔanti/
(Egypt) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)ɪntɪ]
(Jordan) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)ɛnti]
(Syria) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)ɪnti]
(Tunisia) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)ɪnti]

Pronoun

أَنْتِ • ‎(ʾanti) f (enclitic form ـكِ ‎(-ki))

you, thou (feminine singular subject pronoun)

See also

Arabic personal pronouns

Isolated pronouns
		singular	dual	plural
1st person		أَنَا ‎(ʾanā)	نَحْنُ ‎(naḥnu)
2nd person	m	أَنْتَ ‎(ʾanta)	أَنْتُمَا ‎(ʾantumā)*	أَنْتُمْ ‎(ʾantum)
2nd person	f	أَنْتِ ‎(ʾanti)	أَنْتُمَا ‎(ʾantumā)*	أَنْتُنَّ ‎(ʾantunna)*
3rd person	m	هُوَ ‎(huwa)	هُمَا ‎(humā)*	هُمْ ‎(hum)
3rd person	f	هِيَ ‎(hiya)	هُمَا ‎(humā)*	هُنَّ ‎(hunna)*
Enclitic pronouns
		singular	dual	plural
1st person		ـنِي ‎(-nī)/ـي ‎(-ī)/ـيَ ‎(-ya)**	ـنَا ‎(-nā)
2nd person	m	ـكَ ‎(-ka)	ـكُمَا ‎(-kumā)	ـكُم ‎(-kum)
2nd person	f	ـكِ ‎(-ki)	ـكُمَا ‎(-kumā)	ـكُنَّ ‎(-kunna)
3rd person	m	ـهُ ‎(-hu)/ـهِ ‎(-hi)***	ـهُمَا ‎(-humā)/ـهِمَا ‎(-himā)***	ـهُم ‎(-hum)/ـهِم ‎(-him)***
3rd person	f	ـهَا ‎(-hā)	ـهُمَا ‎(-humā)/ـهِمَا ‎(-himā)***	ـهُنَّ ‎(-hunna)/ـهِنَّ ‎(-hinna)***
* Modern Standard Arabic avoids these pronouns, though they are used in Classical Arabic. Specifically, ـنِي ‎(-nī) 'me' is attached to verbs, but ـي ‎(-ī)/ـيَ ‎(-ya) 'my' is attached to nouns. In the latter case, ـيَ ‎(-ya) is attached to nouns whose construct state ends in a long vowel or diphthong (e.g. in the sound masculine plural and the dual), while ـي ‎(-ī) is attached to nouns whose construct state ends in a short vowel, in which case that vowel is elided (e.g. in the sound feminine plural, as well as the singular and broken plural of most nouns). Furthermore, -ū of the masculine sound plural is assimilated to -ī before ـيَ ‎(-ya) (presumably, -aw of masculine defective -an plurals is similarly assimilated to -ay). Prepositions use ـي ‎(-ī)/ـيَ ‎(-ya), even though in this case it has the meaning of "me" (rather than "my"). The "sisters of inna" can use either form (e.g. إِنَّنِي ‎(innanī) or إِنِّي ‎(innī)), but the longer form (e.g. إِنَّنِي ‎(innanī)) is usually preferred. * ـهُـ ‎(-hu-) occurs after the vowels ending in u or a (-a, -ā, -u, -ū, -aw), while ـهِـ ‎(-hi-) occurs after vowels ending in i (-i, -ī, -ay).