Where does “ان” come from?

ان (Egyptian Arabic) comes from Arabic أَنَّ — that.

ان (Egyptian Arabic): Introduces a subordinate clause, always with a subject, that

Definitions

  1. Introduces a subordinate clause, always with a subject, that

Ancestry of “ان”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicأَنَّthat
Every word from Arabic أَنَّ →
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