אנוכי
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔanāku. The adjectival and adverbial uses are modern innovations.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔa.noːˈkʰiː/
- (Samaritan Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɒ.nɒ.kiː/, [ʔɒːˈnɒːkiˑ]
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɔː.noːˈχiː/, [ʔɔː.noˑˈχiː]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɔ.nøˈχi/, [ʔɔː.nø(ː)ˈχiː], [ʔɔː.ne(ː)ˈχiː]
- (Persian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔɒ.noˈχi/
- (Iraqi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔa.noˈχi/
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)a.noˈχi/
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)ɔ.nojˈχi/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)a.noˈχi/
Audio: (file)
Pronoun
[edit]אנוכי / אָנֹכִי • (anokhí) m or f
Usage notes
[edit]- In Modern Hebrew, the form אֲנִי (aní, “I”) is used almost exclusively, though אנוכי \ אָנֹכִי may be used for emphasis, or to imitate Biblical style.
See also
[edit]singular | plural | ||
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1st person | אֲנִי (aní), אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí)[PP 1] |
אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu), אָנוּ (ánu)[PP 2] | |
2nd person | m | אַתָּה (atá) | אַתֶּם (atém) |
f | אַתְּ (at) | אַתֶּן (atén) | |
3rd person | m | הוּא (hu) | הֵם (hem)[PP 3] |
f | הִיא (hi) | הֵן (hen)[PP 3] |
- ^ The form אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today.
- ^ In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ (ánu, “we”) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ (anákhnu) the more colloquial.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 In colloquial Modern Israeli Hebrew, the nominally masculine forms אַתֶּם (atém) and הֵם (hem) are sometimes taken as gender-neutral and substituted for אַתֶּן (atén) and הֵן (hen), this is sometimes considered incorrect.
References
[edit]Adjective
[edit]אָנוֹכִי • (anokhí) (feminine אָנוֹכִית, masculine plural אָנוֹכִים or אָנוֹכִיִּים, feminine plural אָנוֹכִיּוֹת)
- selfish, egotistical
- 2025 February 14, לירון שרון, “אוזיל הזמין את נשיא טורקיה השנוי במחלוקת לחתונתו”, in Maariv:
- "הם השתמשו בי באופן אנוכי כחלק מתעמולה פוליטית."
- "Hem hishtamshu bi b'ofen anochi k'khelek m'ta'amula politit."
- "They used me in a selfish manner as part of political propaganda."
Adverb
[edit]אָנוֹכִי • (anokhí)
- selfishly
- 2025 February 14, אפרת עמורבן, “קליין: "כולם שיחקו חזק, אף אחד פה לא אנוכי"”, in Ynet:
- "זו באמת ברכה להיות בנבחרת", אמר קליין. "אנחנו צריכים להמשיך נגד סרביה. כולם שיחקו חזק, אף אחד לא משחק אנוכי".
- "It's truly a blessing to be on the team," said Klein. "We have to go against Serbia next. Everyone played hard, no one plays selfishly."
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