إنكن

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From إن‎ (ʾin) +‎ كان‎ (kān).

Conjunction

إنكنّـ (ʾin-kann-)

  1. if (followed by a suffix pronoun)
    ‏بدي أعرف إنكنه فاضي بكرة.‎‎ ― biddi ʾaʕref ʾinkann-o fāḍi bukra ― I wan't to know if he's free tomorrow.
    Synonyms: إذا‎ (ʾiza), إن‎ (ʾin)

Usage notes
  • The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection
    Inflected forms of إنكن
Base form إنكنّـ (ʾinkann-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person إنكنّي‎ (ʾin-kanni) إنكنّا‎ (ʾin-kanna)
2nd person إنكنّك‎ (ʾin-kannak) إنكنّك‎ (ʾin-kannek) إنكنكم‎ (ʾin-kankom)
3rd person إنكنّه‎ (ʾin-kanno) إنكنها‎ (ʾin-kanha) إنكنهم‎ (ʾin-kanhom)

See also
  • لو‎ (law, “if (hypothetical)”), لونـ‎ (lawenn-, “if (hypothetical)”)
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