لإن
Appearance
South Levantine Arabic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- لأنّـ (liʔann-)
Etymology
[edit]From Arabic لِأَنَّ (liʔanna), corresponding to لـ (la-, “for”) + إن (ʔinn-, “that”).
Pronunciation
[edit]See لإنّه (laʔinno).
Conjunction
[edit]لإنّـ • (laʔinn-)
Usage notes
[edit]- This preposition can be either used in the invariable form لإنّه (laʔinno) or with an attached suffix pronoun.
- The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.
Inflection
[edit]base form | لإنّـ (laʔinn-) | ||
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Personal-pronoun including forms | |||
singular | plural | ||
m | f | ||
1st person | لإنّي (laʔinni) | لإنّا (laʔinna) | |
2nd person | لإنّك (laʔinnak) | لإنّك (laʔinnek) | لإنكم (laʔinkom) |
3rd person | لإنّه (laʔinno) | لإنها (laʔinha) | لإنهم (laʔinhom) |