منشان

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مِن‎ (min) + شَأْن‎ (šaʾn), thus literally “from the issue of”.

Preposition

منشان (minšān)

  1. for, for the sake of
    Synonym: عشان‎ (ʕašān, “for, because of”)

Conjunction

منشان (minšān)

  1. so that, in order to (before a subjuctive verb)
    Synonyms: عشان‎ (ʕašan), لـ‎ (la-), تـ‎ (ta-), حتى‎ (ḥatta)
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