آنان

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.nɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.nɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.nɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.nɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.nɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.nɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.nɔn]

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.