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أَنَّة
moan /ˈʔan.na/
nounA1#352 most common
Also: groan (of pain), single moan, sigh of pain
Example sentences
سَمِعْتُ أَنَّةً.
I heard a moan.
خَرَجَتْ مِنْهُ أَنَّةٌ خَفِيفَةٌ.
A faint moan escaped from him.
عِنْدَمَا لَمَسَ الطَّبِيبُ جُرْحَهُ، أَطْلَقَ أَنَّةَ أَلَمٍ.
When the doctor touched his wound, he let out a moan of pain.
لَمْ تَكُنْ سِوَى أَنَّةٍ خَافِتَةٍ تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ مَا زَالَ حَيًّا.
It was just a faint moan showing that he was still alive.
تَرَدَّدَتْ أَنَّاتُ الجَرْحَى فِي أَرْجَاءِ المُسْتَشْفَى طَوَالَ اللَّيْلِ.
The moans of the wounded echoed throughout the hospital all night.
لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْ ضَجِيجِ المَعْرَكَةِ سِوَى أَنَّةٍ مَكْتُومَةٍ تَنْبَعِثُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَنْقَاضِ، كَأَنَّهَا آخِرُ ما يَشْهَدُ عَلَى الحَيَاةِ.
Nothing remained of the din of battle but a muffled moan rising from the rubble, as if it were the last thing to bear witness to life.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَنَّةٌ | أَنَّاتٌ |
| Genitive | أَنَّةٍ | أَنَّاتٍ |
| Accusative | أَنَّةً | أَنَّاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا أَنَّةُ | يا أَنَّاتُ |
Word family
أَنَّto moan, to groan
أَنِينmoaning, continuous groaning
آنّmoaning, groaning
أَنَّاتmoans, groans (plural)
Etymology
أَنَّة comes from the verb أَنَّ, meaning to moan or groan. The form is a noun of single instance, so it names one moan rather than continuous moaning. The root is widely held to be onomatopoeic, imitating the low sound a person makes in pain.
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