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אָן

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Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German āne (without) (compare German ohne), from Old High German āna, ānu, āno (without), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu (without) (compare Old Saxon āno, Old Frisian ōni, Old Norse án, ón).

Preposition

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אָן (on) (no contracted dem-form)

  1. without
    וואָס קען וואַקסן, וואַקסן אָן רעגן?
    vos ken vaksn, vaksn on regn?
    What can grow, grow without rain?
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German an, ane, from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *an, *ana, from Proto-Germanic *an(a), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₂.

Adverb

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אָן (on)

  1. on, onward
    פֿון איצט אָןfun itst onfrom now on
    פֿון הײַנט אָןfun haynt onstarting today, from today on
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