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آن
moment, point in time /ˈʔaːn/
nounA1#35 most common
Also: time, instant, now (in the definite form الآن)
Example sentences
أنا هنا الآن.
I am here now.
وصل الضيوف في آنٍ واحد.
The guests arrived at the same time.
لا أستطيع القراءة والاستماع في آنٍ واحد.
I can't read and listen at the same time.
شعرتُ بالفرح والخوف في آنٍ معاً.
I felt joy and fear at one and the same time.
تتطلّب المفاوضات حزماً ومرونةً في آنٍ واحد.
Negotiations require firmness and flexibility at the same time.
في ذلك الآنِ العصيب، تجمّدت الكلمات على شفتيه.
In that critical moment, the words froze on his lips.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | آنٌ | آوِنةٌ |
| Genitive | آنٍ | آوِنةٍ |
| Accusative | آناً | آوِنةً |
| Vocative | يا آنُ | يا آوِنةُ |
Word family
الآنnow
أوانdue time, season
آنَto be due, (the time) to come
آونةperiods, spells of time (plural)
آنِيّinstantaneous, momentaryEtymology
آن is a noun from the Semitic root أ-و-ن (ʾ-w-n) denoting time or a point of time. It is closely tied to the verb آنَ ('the time has come, to be due') and the noun أوان ('due time, season'). With the definite article, الآن developed the meaning 'now,' literally 'the (present) moment.'
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