אנו

See also: אַנו

Hebrew

Pronunciation

  • (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʔa.nuː/
  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʔɔː.nuː/, [ˈʔɔː.nuː]
  • (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈʔɔ.nu/, [ˈʔɔː.nuː]
  • (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)ɒ.nu/
  • (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.nu/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)a.nu/
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Pronoun

אָנוּ • (ánu)

  1. (archaic or formal) we (first-person plural nominative pronoun)
    Synonym: אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu)

Alternative forms

See also

Hebrew personal pronouns
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]
  1. ^ The form אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today.
  2. ^ In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ (ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ (anákhnu) the more colloquial.
  3. ↑ 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.

References

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