لإن

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic لِأَنَّ‎ (liʔanna), corresponding to لـ‎ (la-, “for”) +‎ إن‎ (ʔinn-, “that”).

Pronunciation

See لإنّه‎ (laʔinno).

Conjunction

لإنّـ • (laʔinn-)

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

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

Inflection
    Inflected forms of لإن
Base form لإنّـ (laʔinn-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person لإنّي‎ (laʔinni) لإنّا‎ (laʔinna)
2nd person لإنّك‎ (laʔinnak) لإنّك‎ (laʔinnek) لإنكم‎ (laʔinkom)
3rd person لإنّه‎ (laʔinno) لإنها‎ (laʔinha) لإنهم‎ (laʔinhom)

See also
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