# aan
## Translingual
### Symbol

aan
* (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Anambé.

## Afrikaans
### Alternative forms

* an (Western Cape)

### Etymology

From Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑːn/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

aan
* on

### Preposition

aan
* at, against, for, in, by, near, next to, on

#### Derived terms

* aan die lykant
* aan die muur
* aan die werk wees
* aan tafel
* aanboord
* aan(die)brand
* aan(die)kant

## Blackfoot
### Noun

aan anim
* shawl, robe
    nítsspiksísttohksaana ― my thick shawl

### References

* Donald G. Frantz, Norma J. Russel (1989) Blackfoot Dictionary of Stems, Roots, and Affixes, 3rd edition, University of Toronto Press, published 2017

## Central Franconian
### Alternative forms

* an (see usage notes below)

### Etymology

From Middle High German an, from Old High German ana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aːn/

### Preposition

aan (+ dative or accusative)
* (most dialects) on; at
* (most dialects) to

#### Usage notes

* As an actual preposition the short-vowel variant an is equally common or preferred, but only aan is used in adverbial uses, e.g. as a prefix (aanmaache, aanfange, etc.).

#### Derived terms

* draan
* eraan
* aam, am (contraction with the masculine and neuter dative of the definite article)

## Cimbrian
### Alternative forms

* å (Luserna)

### Etymology

From Middle High German an, ane, from Old High German ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, onto”). Cognate with German an, English on.

### Preposition

aan (Sette Comuni)
* (+ dative) on; For stationary objects, e.g. It is on the table.
* (+ accusative) on, onto; For moving objects, e.g. I put it on the table.

### Adverb

aan
* (Sette Comuni) on, onward

### Derived terms

* haltan aan
* höoban aan

### References

* “aan” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* (unstressed pronunciation spelling) an

### Etymology

From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aːn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: aan
* Rhymes: -aːn

### Preposition

aan
* on (positioned at the outer surface of; attached to)
    Het schilderij hangt aan de muur.The painting is on the wall.
* at, on (near; adjacent to; alongside; just off)
    aan tafel ― at the table
    aan de kust ― at the coast
    een huis aan de hoofdweg ― a house on the main road
* to, indicates the target or recipient of an action
    Ik heb de rest van het geld aan mijn moeder gegeven.I gave the rest of the money to my mother.
* from, of, because of, as a result of
    Hij is gisteren overleden aan een hartaanval.He died of a heart attack yesterday.
* about (concerning)
    Ik snap niet wat daar zo grappig aan is.I don't understand what's so funny about that.
* up to, indicates responsibility
    Het is nu aan jou.It's up to you now.
* at (having reached)
    Ik zit aan mijn limiet.I'm at my limit.
* (with a definite noun) using, abusing, currently occupied with
    Ik ben aan het werk.I am working.
    Hij zit aan de drugs.He's using drugs.
    Wij gaan nu aan de thee.We're having tea now.
* (dated, proscribed, Limburg) at, for, denotes a price
    Synonyms: voor, tegen
* (obsolete) in, into, followed by an inflected numeral to indicate that something has been split into so many pieces
    Synonym: in
    aan tweeën ― in two
** 1917 April 25, “GEMENGD NIEUWS”, in Ons Noorden‎, Groningen, page 2:[…] schipper P. van Es heeft een mijn in de garnalenkor gevischt. Na het net aan tweeën gesneden te hebben, heeft hij de mijn voor de haven van Stellendam gesleept, waar ze door personeel van het bewakingsvaartuig „Albatros" uit het net is gehaald. […] skipper P. van Es has fished a mine in the shrimp net. After cutting the net in two, he dragged the mine to the port of Stellendam, where it was removed from the net by personnel of the guard vessel "Albatros".

#### Derived terms

* aan de drank
* aan de gang
* aan de slag
* aan den lijve
* aan het
* aan het kortste eind trekken
* aanbreken
* aandacht
* aandeel
* aankijken
* aanleveren
* aanmoedigen
* aannemen
* aanraken
* aanscherpen
* aanslag
* aansluiten
* aanspreken
* aantasten
* aantrekken
* aanvechten
* aanvoeren
* aanvullen
* aanwijzen
* aanzien
* af en aan
* zoetjes aan

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: aan
* Jersey Dutch: ân
* Negerhollands: aan, an
* Skepi Creole Dutch: an

### Adverb

aan
* on, (of a device) being operative
    Jij zet de motor aan.You turn on your engine.
* on, (of clothing) being worn
* in compounds with verbs:
** Denoting growth or restoration.
** Denoting connecting, affixing or spatial continuity.
** Denoting the beginning of an action or process.

#### Descendants

* → Caribbean Javanese: an

#### See also

* aan het

### Adjective

aan (used only predicatively, not comparable)
* on (functional, operational)
    De kachel is aan.The heater is on.
* (slang, said of parties) amazing, lit
    Synonyms: gaande, loesoe
    Zijn huisfeest gisteren was echt aan, al tijden niet zo naar mijn zin gehad.His house party yesterday was seriously amazing, haven't enjoyed myself that much in a long time.

## Finnish
### Noun

aan
* genitive singular of aa

## Fula
### Alternative forms

* (Pular) an

### Pronoun

aan
* (Maasina, Pulaar) you (second person singular emphatic pronoun)
    Ngaɗen wattitaare, mi hokkete nagge am, aan du kokkaa kam ngaari ndi.Let's do an exchange, I give you my cow, and you give me your bull.
    ba aaneven you

#### See also

* aɗa (second person singular subject pronoun; long form), hiɗa (variant used in the Pular dialect of Futa Jalon)
* maaɗa (second person singular possessive pronoun (Adamawa))
* -maa (second person singular dependent pronoun (Adamawa))

### References

* Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016.
* M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

## Hamer-Banna
### Alternative forms

* áani

### Etymology

From Proto-Aroid *ʔan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔáːn/, [ʔáːn̥]

### Noun

aan (plural ánna, masculine antâ, feminine ánno)
* arm, hand

### References

* Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia‎, Leiden University, page 297

## Hunsrik
### Etymology

From Middle High German ane, from Old High German ana.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔːn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔːn
* Syllabification: aan

### Preposition

aan (+ dative)
* on, upon, at
    Das Bild hengd aan de Wand.The picture is hanging on the wall.
    Aam Montach hod-s gerehnd.On Monday it rained.

### Preposition

aan (+ accusative)
* on, onto, at
    Ich henge das Bild aan die Wand.I hang the picture on the wall.
    Ich setze mich aan de Disch.I sit down at the table.

### Further reading

* Online Hunsrik Dictionary

## Kiput
### Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *aqal.

### Noun

aan
* chicken

## Old Tupi
### Adverb

aan
* no.
* never, nothing, no one.

### References

* NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
* NAVARRO, E. A. Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos". São Paulo. Global. 2005.

## Saterland Frisian
### Etymology

From Old Frisian ān (“one”). Cognate with West Frisian ien (“one”), Scots ane (“one”), English one. More at one.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aːn/
* Hyphenation: aan
* Rhymes: -aːn

### Numeral

aan (feminine een, neuter een)
* one

### Article

aan (feminine een, neuter een, unstressed n)
* a, an

### Pronoun

aan
* one

#### Derived terms

* Aanter

### References

* Marron C. Fort (2015) “aan”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

## Stoney
### Noun

aan
* crow

## Tetum
### Noun

aan
* body

## Tlingit
### Noun

aan
* land (specifically inhabited or owned land)
* town; village; settlement

#### Derived terms

* aan kwéiyi