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).
Practica parlar i memoritzar " أنا " i moltes altres paraules i frases a Arabic .