آنان

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːnɑːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɑːnɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɒːnɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɔnɔn/

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Pronoun

Iranian Persian	آنان
Dari	آنان
Tajik	онон (onon)

آنان‎ • (ânân)

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

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