عن

Meaning

Prep

1. off, away from
2. from (source)
3. out of (a feeling)
4. about, on
5. according to, as attested by, on authority of
6. on the basis of, on the strength of
7. for, in defense of
8. as a substitute for

Verb

1. to present itself, to offer itself
2. to take shape, to form, to arise, to spring up
3. to suggest itself
4. to appear, to occur
5. to turn away, to move aside
6. to put a rein on
7. to pull the reins on
8. to confine, to enclose
9. to vilify, to revile

Noun

verbal noun of عَنَّ (ʕanna) (form I)

Concepts

about

afflict

anent

assist

concern

for

from

mean

preoccupy

signify

submit

support

yield

take by force

impotence

suffer adversity

cause adversity

Translations

per

für

zu

για

pour

per

pro

ob

voor

para

para

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʕan/

Etymology

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.