عشان

• علشان (ʕalašān)

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

• IPA^(key): /ʕaˈʃaːn/

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. for, because of
2. for the sake of

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. (with indicative) because
2. (with subjunctive) so that, in order to

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃaːn/

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. for, because of
2. for the sake of

   Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because

   Synonym: لإنـ (liʔinn-)

2. so that, in order to

   Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)

• بما إنه (bima ʔinnu, “since, as”)

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

• (Lebanon) IPA^(key): /ʕaˈʃeːn/, [ʕaˈʃɛːn]

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because of

   ما فيي آكل خبز عشان مرضي

   Mā fiyyi ʔākul ḵibiz ʕašān maraḍi.

   I can’t eat bread because of my sickness.

2. for; for the sake of

   عملتي هيدا كله بس عشاني؟

   ʕmilti hayda killu bas ʕašāni?

   Have you done all of this just for me?

• (for): كرمال (kirmāl)

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because

   لازم روح عشان مرتي رجعت عالبيت

   Lāzim rūḥ ʕašān marti rijʕit ʕa-l-bayt.

   I must go because my wife has returned home.

2. so that

   رح كرّر مرّة تانية عشان تفهمو منيح

   Raḥ karrir marra tānyi ʕašān tifhamū mnīḥ.

   I’ll repeat once more so that you understand well.

• (because): لإنو (laʔinnu)

• علشان (ʕalašān)

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃaːn/, [ʕaˈʃæːn]

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عشان • (ʕašān)

1. for, because of

   Synonym: منشان (minšān, “for, for the sake of”)

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because (before a past or present verb)

   Synonyms: لأنـ (liʔann-), لإنـ (laʔinn-)

2. so that, in order to (before a subjunctive verb)

   Synonyms: منشان (minšan), لـ (la-), حتّى (ḥatta)

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