אני

אני

Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate with Aramaic אֲנָא‎ (ʾănā) and Arabic أَنَا‎ (ʾanā).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)aˈni/

Pronoun

אֲנִי • (aní) m or f

1. I (the first person nominative singular pronoun, masculine and feminine)

Synonyms

• אנוכי \\ אָנֹכִי‎ (anokhí) (archaic)

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)	אֲתֶּם‎ (atém)
	f	אַתְּ‎ (at)	אֲתֶּן‎ (atén)
3rd person	m	הוּא‎ (hu)	הֵם‎ (hem)[PP 3]
	f	הִיא‎ (hi)	הֵן‎ (hen)[PP 3]
The form אנוכי \\ אָנֹכִי‎ (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today. In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ‎ (ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ‎ (anákhnu) the more colloquial. 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.

Noun

אֲנִי • (aní) m (no plural forms, no construct forms)

1. (psychology, Freudian) ego

Synonyms

• אגו‎ (ego)

Anagrams

• אין‎