عن

Pronunciation: /ʕan/

“عن” is an Arabic word. Its 17 meanings in English:

preposition

off, away from
from (source)
out of (a feeling)
about, on
according to, as attested by, on authority of
on the basis of, on the strength of
for, in defense of
as a substitute for

verb

to present itself, to offer itself
to take shape, to form, to arise, to spring up
to suggest itself
to appear, to occur
to turn away, to move aside
to put a rein on
to pull the reins on
to confine, to enclose
to vilify, to revile

Etymology

From the root ع ن ن (ʕ n n) in the sense of appearing in view in the distance and in the sense offering or presenting, bring it into someone’s view; related to ع ي ن (ʕ y n) a root denoting the eye and vision.

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