لأن
Arabic
Etymology 1
Morphologically لِـ (li-, “for”) + أَنَّ (ʔanna, “that”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.ʔan.na/
Conjunction
لِأَنَّ • (liʔanna)
Inflection
| base form | لِأَنَّ (liʔanna) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun including forms | |||||
| singular | dual | plural | |||
| m | f | m | f | ||
| 1st person | لِأَنَّنِي (liʔannanī) | لِأَنَّنَا (liʔannanā) | |||
| 2nd person | لِأَنَّكَ (liʔannaka) | لِأَنَّكِ (liʔannaki) | لِأَنَّكُمَا (liʔannakumā) | لِأَنَّكُمْ (liʔannakum) | لِأَنَّكُنَّ (liʔannakunna) |
| 3rd 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)
- that, for that, so that, in order that, in order to (used with the subjunctive)
Synonyms
- لِـ (li-)
Antonyms
- لِئَلَّا (liʔallā)
See also
- (ʔinna and her sisters) إِنَّ وَأَخَوَاتُهَا (ʔinna wa-ʔaḵawātuhā); إِنَّ (ʔinna), أَنَّ (ʔanna), لٰكِنَّ (lākinna), كَأَنَّ (kaʔanna), لِأَنَّ (liʔanna), لٰكِنَّ (lākinna), لَعَلَّ (laʕalla), لَيْتَ (layta), (Category: Sisters of ʾinna)
South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
- لإنّـ (laʔinn-)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic لِأَنَّ (liʔanna).
Pronunciation
See لأنّه (liʔanno).
Conjunction
لأنّـ • (liʔann-)
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
| 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) |