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South Levantine Arabic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic لِأَنَّ (liʔanna), corresponding to لـ (la-, “for”) + إن (ʔinn-, “that”).
Pronunciation
See لإنّه (laʔinno).
Conjunction
لإنّـ • (laʔinn-)
- because (followed by a suffix pronoun)
- Invariable form: لإنّه (laʔinno)
- Synonym: عشان (ʕašān)
Usage notes
- 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
| Inflected forms of لإن
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| Base form
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لإنّـ (laʔinn-)
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Personal-pronoun-
including forms
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singular
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plural
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| m
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f
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| 1st person
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لإنّي (laʔinni)
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لإنّا (laʔinna)
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| 2nd person
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لإنّك (laʔinnak)
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لإنّك (laʔinnek)
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لإنكم (laʔinkom)
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| 3rd person
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لإنّه (laʔinno)
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لإنها (laʔinha)
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لإنهم (laʔinhom)
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See also
- طالما (ṭāla-ma, “since, as”), بما إنّه (bi-ma ʔinno, “since, as”)