عنان

عنان

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ن ن‎ (ʿ-n-n).

Noun

عَنَان • (ʿanān) m (collective, singulative عَنَانَة‎ f (ʿanāna))

1. clouds

Declension

Declension of noun عَنَان (ʿanān)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَنَان ʿanān	الْعَنَان‎ al-ʿanān	عَنَان ʿanān
Nominative	عَنَانٌ ʿanānun	الْعَنَانُ‎ al-ʿanānu	عَنَانُ ʿanānu
Accusative	عَنَانًا‎ ʿanānan	الْعَنَانَ‎ al-ʿanāna	عَنَانَ ʿanāna
Genitive	عَنَانٍ ʿanānin	الْعَنَانِ‎ al-ʿanāni	عَنَانِ ʿanāni
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَنَانَة‎ ʿanāna	الْعَنَانَة‎ al-ʿanāna	عَنَانَة‎ ʿanānat
Nominative	عَنَانَةٌ‎ ʿanānatun	الْعَنَانَةُ‎ al-ʿanānatu	عَنَانَةُ‎ ʿanānatu
Accusative	عَنَانَةً‎ ʿanānatan	الْعَنَانَةَ‎ al-ʿanānata	عَنَانَةَ‎ ʿanānata
Genitive	عَنَانَةٍ‎ ʿanānatin	الْعَنَانَةِ‎ al-ʿanānati	عَنَانَةِ‎ ʿanānati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَنَانَتَيْن‎ ʿanānatayn	الْعَنَانَتَيْن‎ al-ʿanānatayn	عَنَانَتَيْ‎ ʿanānatay
Nominative	عَنَانَتَانِ‎ ʿanānatāni	الْعَنَانَتَانِ‎ al-ʿanānatāni	عَنَانَتَا‎ ʿanānatā
Accusative	عَنَانَتَيْنِ‎ ʿanānatayni	الْعَنَانَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿanānatayni	عَنَانَتَيْ‎ ʿanānatay
Genitive	عَنَانَتَيْنِ‎ ʿanānatayni	الْعَنَانَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿanānatayni	عَنَانَتَيْ‎ ʿanānatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَنَانَات‎ ʿanānāt	الْعَنَانَات‎ al-ʿanānāt	عَنَانَات‎ ʿanānāt
Nominative	عَنَانَاتٌ‎ ʿanānātun	الْعَنَانَاتُ‎ al-ʿanānātu	عَنَانَاتُ‎ ʿanānātu
Accusative	عَنَانَاتٍ‎ ʿanānātin	الْعَنَانَاتِ‎ al-ʿanānāti	عَنَانَاتِ‎ ʿanānāti
Genitive	عَنَانَاتٍ‎ ʿanānātin	الْعَنَانَاتِ‎ al-ʿanānāti	عَنَانَاتِ‎ ʿanānāti

Noun

عِنَان • (ʿinān) m (plural أَعِنَّة‎ (ʾaʿinna)) (countable)

1. a bridle strap attached to a horse headstall, a rein

   Hypernym: لِجَام‎ (lijām, “bridle”)

   Synonyms: زِمَام‎ (zimām, “lace; strap”), سَيْر‎ (sayr, “strap”)

   Coordinate terms: شَكِيمَة‎ (šakīma, “bit”), عِذَار‎ (ʿiḏār, “bridle cheekpiece”)

   • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 44:225:

     ‏قَالَ حَسَّانُ
     هَجَوْتَ مُحَمَّدًا فَأَجَبْتُ عَنْهُ وَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ فِي ذَاكَ الْجَزَاءُ
     هَجَوْتَ مُحَمَّدًا بَرًّا تَقِيًّا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ شِيمَتُهُ الْوَفَاءُ
     فَإِنَّ أَبِي وَوَالِدَهُ وَعِرْضِي لِعِرْضِ مُحَمَّدٍ مِنْكُمْ وِقَاءُ
     ثَكِلْتُ بُنَيَّتِي إِنْ لَمْ تَرَوْهَا تُثِيرُ النَّقْعَ مِنْ كَنَفَيْ كَدَاءِ
     يُبَارِينَ الأَعِنَّةَ مُصْعِدَاتٍ عَلَى أَكْتَافِهَا الأَسَلُ الظِّمَاءُ
     تَظَلُّ جِيَادُنَا مُتَمَطِّرَاتٍ تُلَطِّمُهُنَّ بِالْخُمُرِ النِّسَاءُ‎

     qāla ḥassānu
     hajawta muḥammadan faʾajabtu ʿanhu waʿinda l-lahi fī ḏāka l-jazāʾu
     hajawta muḥammadan barran taqiyyan rasūla l-lahi šīmatuhu l-wafāʾu
     faʾinna ʾabī wawālidahu waʿirḍī liʿirḍi muḥammadin minkum wiqāʾu
     ṯakiltu bunayyatī ʾin lam tarawhā tuṯīru n-naqʿa min kanafay kadāʾi
     yubārīna l-ʾaʿinnata muṣʿidātin ʿalā ʾaktāfihā l-ʾasalu ẓ-ẓimāʾu
     taẓallu jiyādunā mutamaṭṭirātin tulaṭṭimuhunna bi-l-ḵumuri n-nisāʾu

     Thus said Hassān,
     "You railed against Muḥammad. I struck back for him. With God, and God alone, is my reward:
     You railed against the dutiful and pious—him, the Prophet, whose great mark is faithfulness.
     My father and my father's father and my name, they are, for him, a shield from you!
     So may I lose my little one if you do not see them kicking up dust about Kadāʾ!
     Outracing straps and reins, charging onward, on their backs are thirsting spearheads and tips and blades!
     Our troops—they shall stream through, and your women with their scarves and veils shall scuttle to flap them back!

Declension

Declension of noun عَنَان (ʿanān)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَنَان ʿanān	الْعَنَان‎ al-ʿanān	عَنَان ʿanān
Nominative	عَنَانٌ ʿanānun	الْعَنَانُ‎ al-ʿanānu	عَنَانُ ʿanānu
Accusative	عَنَانًا‎ ʿanānan	الْعَنَانَ‎ al-ʿanāna	عَنَانَ ʿanāna
Genitive	عَنَانٍ ʿanānin	الْعَنَانِ‎ al-ʿanāni	عَنَانِ ʿanāni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَنَانَيْن‎ ʿanānayn	الْعَنَانَيْن‎ al-ʿanānayn	عَنَانَيْ‎ ʿanānay
Nominative	عَنَانَانِ‎ ʿanānāni	الْعَنَانَانِ‎ al-ʿanānāni	عَنَانَا‎ ʿanānā
Accusative	عَنَانَيْنِ‎ ʿanānayni	الْعَنَانَيْنِ‎ al-ʿanānayni	عَنَانَيْ‎ ʿanānay
Genitive	عَنَانَيْنِ‎ ʿanānayni	الْعَنَانَيْنِ‎ al-ʿanānayni	عَنَانَيْ‎ ʿanānay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَعِنَّة‎ ʾaʿinna	الْأَعِنَّة‎ al-ʾaʿinna	أَعِنَّة‎ ʾaʿinnat
Nominative	أَعِنَّةٌ‎ ʾaʿinnatun	الْأَعِنَّةُ‎ al-ʾaʿinnatu	أَعِنَّةُ‎ ʾaʿinnatu
Accusative	أَعِنَّةً‎ ʾaʿinnatan	الْأَعِنَّةَ‎ al-ʾaʿinnata	أَعِنَّةَ‎ ʾaʿinnata
Genitive	أَعِنَّةٍ‎ ʾaʿinnatin	الْأَعِنَّةِ‎ al-ʾaʿinnati	أَعِنَّةِ‎ ʾaʿinnati

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835), “عنان”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 226
• Lane, Edward William (1863), “عنان”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2166