אני

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔanāku, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Cognate with Aramaic אֲנָא (ʾănā) and Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈniː/
(Samaritan Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ɒ.ni/, [ˈʔɒː.niˑ]
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔăˈniː/, [ʔaˈniː]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔəˈni/, [ʔæˈniː]
(Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)æˈni/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈni/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈni/
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Pronoun

אֲנִי • (aní) m or f

I (the first person nominative singular pronoun, masculine and feminine)
- 1994, The Lion King, spoken by Scar (Eli Gorenstein):
  אני הרגתי את מופסה!
  Aní harágti et Mufása!
  I killed Mufasa!

Synonyms

אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí) (archaic)

		singular	plural
1st person		אֲנִי (aní), אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí)^{[PP 1]}	אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu), אָנוּ (ánu)^{[PP 2]}
2nd person	m	אַתָּה (atá)	אַתֶּם (atém)
2nd person	f	אַתְּ (at)	אַתֶּן (atén)
3rd person	m	הוּא (hu)	הֵם (hem)^{[PP 3]}
3rd person	f	הִיא (hi)	הֵן (hen)^{[PP 3]}
^ The form אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today. ^ In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ (ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ (anákhnu) the more colloquial. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 In colloquial Modern Israeli Hebrew, the nominally masculine forms אַתֶּם (atém) and הֵם (hem) are sometimes taken as gender-neutral and substituted for אַתֶּן (atén) and הֵן (hen), this is sometimes considered incorrect.

Noun

אֲנִי • (aní) m (no plural forms, no construct forms)

(psychology, Freudian) ego

Synonyms

אגו (ego)

Derived terms

אֲנִי־עֶלְיוֹן (ani-elyón)

Etymology 2

Noun

אֳנִי • (oní) m

defective spelling of אוני

Anagrams

אין

[perpronnote1-1] The form אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today.

[perpronnote2-2] In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ (ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ (anákhnu) the more colloquial.

[perpronnote3-3] 3.0 ^3.1 In colloquial Modern Israeli Hebrew, the nominally masculine forms אַתֶּם (atém) and הֵם (hem) are sometimes taken as gender-neutral and substituted for אַתֶּן (atén) and הֵן (hen), this is sometimes considered incorrect.

[PP 1]

[PP 2]

[PP 3]

אני

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