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אתה

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Aramaic

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Pronoun

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אַתָּה (ʾattām sg

  1. Alternative form of אַתְּ (ʾatt)

Hebrew

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔanta. Cognate with Arabic أَنْتَ (ʔanta).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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אַתָּה (atám

  1. you, thou (second-person singular masculine)

See also

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Hebrew personal pronouns
singular plural
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]
  1. ^ The form אנוכי / אָנֹכִי (anokhí) occurs many times in the Hebrew Bible, but is basically obsolete today.
  2. ^ In Modern Israeli Hebrew, the form אָנוּ (ánu, we) is the more formal, אֲנָחנוּ (anákhnu) the more colloquial.
  3. 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.

Further reading

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