אתה
Aramaic
Pronoun
אַתָּה • (ʾattā) m sg
- alternative form of אַתְּ (ʾatt)
Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔanta. Cognate with Arabic أَنْتَ (ʔanta).
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔatˈtaː/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔatˈtɔ/, [ʔatˈtʰɔː]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔatˈtɔ/, [ʔætˈtʰɔː]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ætˈtɒ/
- (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔatˈta/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔatˈta/ (East), /(ʔ)aˈta/ (West)
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈtɔ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)aˈta/
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Pronoun
אַתָּה • (atá) m
See also
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | אֲנִי (aní), אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí)[PP 1] |
אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu), אָנוּ (ánu)[PP 2] | |
| 2nd person | m | אַתָּה (atá) | אַתֶּם (atém) |
| f | אַתְּ (at) | אַתֶּן (atén) | |
| 3rd person | m | הוּא (hu) | הֵם (hem)[PP 3] |
| 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.