احنا

See also: أحنأ

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• إحنا (ʔiḥna)

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iħna/, [ˈeħnæ]

Pronoun

احنا • (iḥna)

1. we (subject pronoun)

See also

Egyptian Arabic personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		أنا (ʔana)	إحنا (ʔiḥna)
2nd person	m	إنت (ʔinta)	إنتوا (ʔintu)
	f	إنتي (ʔinti)
3rd person	m	هو (huwwa)	هم (humma, hum)
	f	هي (hiyya)

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• أحنا (ʔaḥna)

Pronunciation

• (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /ˈəħ.nə/

Pronoun

احنا • (aḥna or iḥna)

1. we (subject pronoun)

See also

Gulf Arabic personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		آنا (āna)	احنا (aḥna, iḥna) / نحن (niḥin)
2nd person	m	انت (inta, int)	انتو (intaw, intu)
	f	انتي (intay, inti)
3rd person	m	اهوه (uhwa) / اهو (uhu)	اهمه (uhma) / اهم (uhum)
	f	اهيه (ihya) / اهي (ihi)

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu), compare Classical Syriac ܐܢܚܢܢ (ʾənaḥnan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ʔ)iħ.na/

Pronoun

اِحْنَا • (ʔiḥna) pl

1. we (subject pronoun)

   Alternative forms: إحنا, إحن, احن

   Synonym: نِحْنَ (niḥna)

See also

Hijazi Arabic personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		أَنَا (ʔana)	إِحْنَا (ʔiḥna) / نِحْنَ (niḥna)
2nd person	m	إِنْتَ (ʔinta)	إِنْتُو (ʔintu)
	f	إِنْتِ (ʔinti) / إِنْتِي (ʔinti)
3rd person	m	هُوَّ (huwwa)	هُمَّ (humma)
	f	هِيَّ (hiyya)

Iraqi Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iħ.na/

Pronoun

اِحْنَا (iḥna)

1. we (first-person plural pronoun)

See also

Iraqi Arabic personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		آني (ʾāni)	إحنا (ʾiḥna)
2nd person	m	إنت (ʾinta)	إنتو (ʾintu)
	f	إنتي (ʾinti)	إنتو (ʾintu) / إنتن (ʾintan)1
3rd person	m	هو (huwwa)	همه (humma)
	f	هي (hiyya)	همه (humma) / هنه (hinna)1

¹ Many speakers do not distinguish between masculine and feminine forms in the second and the third person plural, replacing إنتن (ʾintan) with إنتو (ʾintu) and هنه (hinna) with همه (humma).

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu), cognate with North Levantine Arabic نحنا (niḥna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔiħ.na/, [ˈʔɪħ.na]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

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Pronoun

إحنا • (ʔiḥna) pl (enclitic form ـنا (-na))

1. we (first-person plural subject pronoun)

See also

South Levantine Arabic personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		أنا (ʔana)	احنا (ʔiḥna)
2nd person	m	انت (ʔinta)	انتو (ʔintu)
	f	انتي (ʔinti)
3rd person	m	هو (huwwe)	هم (homme)
	f	هي (hiyye)

Tunisian Arabic

Pronoun

احنا (ʾaḥnā)

1. we (subject pronoun)