لإن
South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- لأنـ (liʾann-)
Etymology
From لـ (la-, “for”) + إن (ʾinn-, “that”), variant from Arabic لِأَنَّ (liʾanna).
Conjunction
لإنّـ (laʾinn-)
- because (followed by a suffix pronoun)
- Invariable form: لإنه (laʾinno)
- Synonym: عشان (ʕašān)
Usage notes
- This preposition can be either used invariable in the form لإنه (laʾinno) 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 (laʾinn-) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | لإنّي (laʾinni) | لإنّا (laʾinna) | |||
| 2nd person | لإنّك (laʾinnak) | لإنّك (laʾinnek) | لإنكم (laʾinkom) | ||
| 3rd person | لإنّه (laʾinno) | لإنها (laʾinha) | لإنهم (laʾinhom) | ||
See also
- طالما (ṭāla-ma, “since, as”), بما إنه (bi-ma ʾinno, “since, as”)