North Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu), cognate with South Levantine Arabic احنا (ʔiḥna).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Aleppo) /niħ.ne/, [ˈnɨħne]
  • IPA(key): (Beirut) /naħ.na/, [ˈnæħnæ]

Pronoun edit

نحنا (niḥnapl

  1. we (subject pronoun)
    Enclitic form: ـنا (-na)

See also edit

North Levantine Arabic personal pronouns
Singular Plural
1st person أنا (ʔana) نحنا (niḥna)
2nd person m انت (ʔinta, ʔinte) انتو (ʔintu)
f انتي (ʔinti)
3rd person m هو (huwwe) هن (hinne) / هنن (hinnen)
f هي (hiyye)