ⲁⲛⲟⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲁⲛⲁⲛ (anan) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic jnn (“we”), from Egyptian (jnn, “we”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈnon/

Pronoun

ⲁⲛⲟⲛ • (anon) (construct form ⲁⲛⲛ- or ⲁⲛ-)

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) we (first-person plural personal pronoun)

See also

Sahidic independent personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ (anok)	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ (anon)
2nd person	m	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ (n̄tok)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄ (n̄tōtn̄)
	f	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ (n̄to)
3rd person	m	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ (n̄tof)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (n̄toou)
	f	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ (n̄tos)

Bohairic independent personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ (ànok)	ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ (ànon)
2nd person	m	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ (ǹthok)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ (ǹthōten)
	f	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ (ǹtho)
3rd person	m	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ (ǹthof)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ (ǹthōou)
	f	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ (ǹthos)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 11
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 9