أن

Etymology 1
Probably identical to from the root, with sound changes typical to Arabic, as e.g. in. Note also the noun, often mentioned in grammars as one of “the six nouns” also known as “five nouns“, which became obsolete due to often referring to genitalia.

Conjunction

 * 1) to, that;
 * 2) that;
 * 1) to, that;
 * 2) that;
 * 1) that;
 * 1) that;
 * 1) that;


 * 1) * And the Companions of the Garden shall cry out to the Companions of the Fire [literally "that"] "We have found true what our Lord promised us. So did ye find true what your Lord promised you?" They shall say, "Yes", then an announcer shall announce between them [literally "that"] "God's curse is on the evildoers!"
 * 2) lest
 * 1) * And the Companions of the Garden shall cry out to the Companions of the Fire [literally "that"] "We have found true what our Lord promised us. So did ye find true what your Lord promised you?" They shall say, "Yes", then an announcer shall announce between them [literally "that"] "God's curse is on the evildoers!"
 * 2) lest
 * 1) lest
 * 1) lest
 * 1) lest
 * 1) lest
 * 1) lest
 * 1) lest

Usage notes

 * In sense 1.2, if and the clause it introduces pertain to a verb, then they are syntactically its subject. However, this clause is never allowed to precede the verb: Arabic does not accept the phrasing.
 * If the verb phrase inside the clause is relatively short, this can serve to distinguish an أَنْ-phrase from the equivalent verbal noun. A sentence like is perfectly fine being reworded to  instead of, but  is ungrammatical.
 * Notice that sense 1 is twice shown introducing the complement of prepositions like and ; this also includes phrasal ones like . If this preposition is in a past context, then the verb inside the clause can in fact be either past or nonpast: the overall meaning will be past-tense either way. Compare the example above that translates to "the people elected...", which shows the use of a past-tense verb with, to the following:

Etymology 2
of the noun underlying the former conjunction.

Conjunction

 * 1) that

Usage notes

 * If pertaining to a verb, and the clause it introduces are syntactically its object. This distinguishes  from, especially in the case outlined in the usage note above.
 * must be followed immediately by the subject of the clause it introduces, in the accusative case. An attached object pronoun can satisfy this condition.
 * The sole exception is in the relevant sense of above. In that case, such a subject can appear and cause the  pronunciation to resurface, but it is only optional. Compare the following alternative phrasing:

Etymology 3
From the root, probably also related to the root connected to the idea of worry, affect. Compare.

Verb

 * 1) to moan, to sough
 * 2) * "ar"

- كُلَّمَا أَنَّ بِالْعِرَاقِ جَرِيحٌ / لَمَسَ الشَّرْقُ جَنْبَهُ فِي عُمَانِهِ


 * 1) to groan