a.na is a first-person singular pronoun used by speakers to identify themselves in statements and decrees.

The attested forms mark a first-person singular speaker: in Daniel 2:8 the king speaks of what is determined from himself, while Ezra 6:12 and Ezra 7:21 place the speaker’s self-identification within royal decrees.

1. First-person singular speaker reference · dominant

   All three occurrences are tagged as personal, first-person, common singular pronouns. In Daniel 2:8 the APB renders the king’s statement with “from me”; in Ezra 6:12 and Ezra 7:21 it renders the decree issuers’ self-identification as “I, Darius” and “I, King Artaxerxes.”

   Daniel 2:8Ezra 6:12Ezra 7:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the pronoun with “me” in Daniel 2:8 and with “I” in Ezra 6:12 and Ezra 7:21. These renderings confirm the clauses’ first-person reference rather than establishing separate meanings.