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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