ǂʻán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "an"

ǃXóõ

Noun

ǂʻán (tone II, class 1, plural ǂʻána-tê)

1. thought, being (alienable or inalienable)

   Èh ń ǂʻābi ǂʻán.

   He has thought, i.e. He is clever.

   Sòo `a̰a t'ã ǀʻâa ǀîi kà kùma k`ã èh ǀè ǂqhûe èh ǁqhôʻã èh ǀì ǂʻán èh à ń sâa.

   The spirit, breath and thought of a shaman who is in trance have gone.

2. want, wish

Usage notes

The plural is a member of Noun Class 4.

Verb

ǂʻán

1. (+ sV) to think, to guess
2. (+ sV) to want, to wish

   n̄ ń ǁqhúa bà ǂʻán sān sâa tê.

   I do not want/wish to go.

3. (+ sV) to remember
4. (transitive + kV) to think about

   Èh ń ǃāhʻu bà ǂʻán kē tâa.

   He thinks about the person in this way.

References

• Traill, Anthony (1994) Rainer Voßen, editor, A ǃXóõ Dictionary (Quellen zur Khoisan-Forschung/Research in Khoisan Studies; 9), Köln/Cologne: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN