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), 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-)

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”)