אתה

Aramaic

Pronoun

אַתָּה • (ʾattā) m sg

  1. Alternative form of אַתְּ (ʾatt)

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Pronoun

אַתָּה • (atá) m

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

See also
    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. 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.

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