أن
· Etymology 1 [ edit] Probably identical to هَمّ (hamm, "concern") from the root ه م م (hmm), with sound changes typical to Arabic, as in إن (ʾin). Note also the noun هَن (han, "thing; self, synonym of نَفْس (nafs)"), often mentioned in grammars as one of "the six nouns" also known as ...