لأن

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

• لِـ‎ (li-)

Antonyms

• لِئَلَّا‎ (liʔallā)

See also

• (ʾinna and her sisters) إِنَّ وَأَخَوَاتُهَا‎ (ʔinna waʔaḵawātuhā); إِنَّ‎ (ʔinna), أَنَّ‎ (ʔanna), لٰكِنَّ‎ (lākinna), كَأَنَّ‎ (kaʔanna), لَعَلَّ‎ (laʕalla), لَيْتَ‎ (layta), ^{(Category: Sisters of ʾinna)}

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South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• لإنّـ‎ (laʔinn-)

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

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