لأن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically لِـ‎ (li-, “for”) +‎ أَنَّ‎ (ʔanna, “that”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.ʔan.na/
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Conjunction

لِأَنَّ • (liʔanna)

  1. because, on the grounds that, for
Inflection
    Inflected forms
Base form لِأَنَّ (liʔanna)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person لِأَنَّنِي‎ (liʔannanī) لِأَنَّنَا‎ (liʔannanā)
Second person لِأَنَّكَ‎ (liʔannaka) لِأَنَّكِ‎ (liʔannaki) لِأَنَّكُمَا‎ (liʔannakumā) لِأَنَّكُمْ‎ (liʔannakum) لِأَنَّكُنَّ‎ (liʔannakunna)
Third person لِأَنَّهُ‎ (liʔannahu) لِأَنَّهَا‎ (liʔannahā) لِأَنَّهُمَا‎ (liʔannahumā) لِأَنَّهُمْ‎ (liʔannahum) لِأَنَّهُنَّ‎ (liʔannahunna)

Etymology 2

Compound of لِـ‎ (li-, “for”) +‎ أَنْ‎ (ʔan, “that”) with the same grammatical rules as أَنْ‎ (ʔan, “to, that”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.ʔan/

Conjunction

لِأَنْ • (liʔan)

  1. that, for that, so that, in order that, in order to (used with the subjunctive)
Synonyms
Antonyms

See also

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic لِأَنَّ‎ (liʔanna).

Pronunciation

See لأنّه‎ (liʔanno).

Conjunction

لأنّـ • (liʔann-)

  1. because (followed by a suffix pronoun)
    Invariable form: لأنّه‎ (liʔanno)
    Synonym: عشان‎ (ʕašān)

Usage notes
  • This preposition can be either used in the invariable form لأنّه‎ (liʔanno) or with an attached suffix pronoun.
  • The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection
    Inflected forms of لأن
Base form لأنّـ (liʔann-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person لأنّي‎ (liʔanni) لأنّا‎ (liʔanna)
2nd person لأنّك‎ (liʔannak) لأنّك‎ (liʔannek) لأنكم‎ (liʔankom)
3rd person لأنّه‎ (liʔanno) لأنها‎ (liʔanha) لأنهم‎ (liʔanhom)

See also
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