אנא

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ana"

Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔanāku, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Compare Arabic أَنَا (ʔanā).

Pronoun

אֲנָא (ʾănā) (plural אֲנַחְנָא (ʾănáḥnā) or אֲנָן (ʾănān))

  1. I

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Adverb

אָנָּא ('ána)

  1. (formal, literary) please
    • Psalms 118:25, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      אָנָּא יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא אָנָּא יְהוָה הַצְלִיחָה נָּא׃
      Aná Adonái hoshí'a na, aná Adonái hatsliḥá na
      Please, O LORD, do save us; Please, O LORD, do send prosperity!
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