إنكن

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From إن (ʔin) +‎ كان (kān).

Conjunction

إنكنّـ • (ʔin-kann-)

1. if (followed by a suffix pronoun)

   Synonyms: إذا (ʔiza), إن (ʔin)

   بدي أعرف إنكنه فاضي بكرة.

   biddi ʔaʕref ʔinkann-o fāḍi bukra

   I wan't to know if he's free tomorrow.

Usage notes

• The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection

Inflected forms of إنكن
Base form					إنكنّـ (ʔinkann-)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		إنكنّي (ʔin-kanni)		إنكنّا (ʔin-kanna)
2nd person		إنكنّك (ʔin-kannak)	إنكنّك (ʔin-kannek)	إنكنكم (ʔin-kankom)
3rd person		إنكنّه (ʔin-kanno)	إنكنها (ʔin-kanha)	إنكنهم (ʔin-kanhom)

See also

• لو (law, “if (hypothetical)”), لونـ (lawenn-, “if (hypothetical)”)