عشان

From Arabic عَلَى‎ (ʕalā) + شَأْن‎ (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

عشان • (ʿašān)

1. because of

   ‏ما فيي آكل خبز عشان مرضي‎

   Mā fīyī ʾākul ḵibiz ʿašān maraḍī.

   I can’t eat bread because of my sickness.

2. for; for the sake of

   ‏عملتي هيدا كله بس عشاني؟‎‎

   ʿMiltī haydā killu bas ʿašānī?

   Have you done all of this just for me?

• (for): كرمال‎ (kirmāl)

عشان • (ʿašān)

1. because

   ‏لازم روح عشان مرتي رجعت عالبيت‎

   Lāzim rūḥ ʿašān martī rijʿit ʿa-l-bayt.

   I must go because my wife has returned home.

2. so that

   ‏رح كرّر مرّة تانية عشان تفهمو منيح‎

   Raḥ karrir marra tānyi ʿašān tifhamū mnīḥ.

   I’ll repeat once more so that you understand well.

• (because): لئنو‎ (laʔinnu)

• علشان‎ (ʕala-šān)

From Arabic عَلَى‎ (ʕalā) + شَأْن‎ (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃaːn/, [ʕaˈʃæːn]

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عشان • (ʕašān)

1. for, because of

   Synonym: منشان‎ (minšān, “for, for the sake of”)

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because (before a past or present verb)

   Synonyms: لأنـ‎ (liʔann-), لإنـ‎ (laʔinn-)

2. so that, in order to (before a subjunctive verb)

   Synonyms: منشان‎ (minšan), لـ‎ (la-), حتّى‎ (ḥatta)

• طالما‎ (ṭāla-ma, “since, as”)
• بما إنه‎ (bi-ma ʔinno, “since, as”)