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title: "عَنْ (ʿan) meaning in Arabic: about, from"
description: "عَنْ (ʿan) means “about, from”. Level A0: forms and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/an"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# عَنْ

*ʿan* · **about, from**

عَنْ (ʿan) is an Arabic particle meaning “about, from”. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level A0.

- Part of speech: Particle
- Level: A0

## How to read عَنْ, letter by letter

2 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- ع — عين (ʿayn): a voiced squeeze of the throat, no English equivalent
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## Questions about عَنْ

### What level is عَنْ?

Fasaha first uses عَنْ at level A0, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)