آنان

Persian

Etymology

From آن (ân, “he; she; it”) +‎ ـان (-ân, plural suffix for animate nouns).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ānān
Dari reading? ānān
Iranian reading? ânân
Tajik reading? onon
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Pronoun

Dari آنان
Iranian Persian
Tajik онон

آنان • (ânân)

  1. (somewhat literary) they, those people (specifically of humans)
    Synonyms: آن‌ها (ân-hâ), ایشان (išân, formal literary)
    Coordinate term: اینان (inân, “these people”)

Usage notes

The pronoun آن (ân) has two plurals. آن‌ها (ân-hâ) can be used of anything, while آنان (ânân) is specifically restricted to humans.

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