عشان
Egyptian Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- علشان (ʕalašān)
Etymology edit
From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
عشان • (ʕašān)
Conjunction edit
عشان • (ʕašān)
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
عشان • (ʕašān)
- for, because of
- for the sake of
- Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)
Conjunction edit
عشان • (ʕašān)
- because
- Synonym: لإنـ (liʔinn-)
- so that, in order to
- Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)
Inflection edit
| Inflected forms of عشان | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | عَشان (ʕašān) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||
| 1st person | عَشاني (ʕašāni) | عَشانَنا (ʕašānana) | |||
| 2nd person | عَشانَك (ʕašānak) | عَشانِك (ʕašānik) | عَشانَكُم (ʕašānakum) | ||
| 3rd person | عَشانُه (ʕašānu) | عَشانَها (ʕašānaha) | عَشانَهُم (ʕašānahum) | ||
See also edit
- بما إنه (bima ʔinnu, “since, as”)
North Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.
Preposition edit
عشان • (ʿašān)
- because of
- ما فيي آكل خبز عشان مرضي
- Mā fīyī ʾākul ḵibiz ʿašān maraḍī.
- I can’t eat bread because of my sickness.
- for; for the sake of
- عملتي هيدا كله بس عشاني؟
- ʿMiltī haydā killu bas ʿašānī?
- Have you done all of this just for me?
Synonyms edit
- (for): كرمال (kirmāl)
Conjunction edit
عشان • (ʿašān)
- because
- لازم روح عشان مرتي رجعت عالبيت
- Lāzim rūḥ ʿašān martī rijʿit ʿa-l-bayt.
- I must go because my wife has returned home.
- so that
- رح كرّر مرّة تانية عشان تفهمو منيح
- Raḥ karrir marra tānyi ʿašān tifhamū mnīḥ.
- I’ll repeat once more so that you understand well.
Synonyms edit
- (because): لئنو (laʔinnu)
South Levantine Arabic edit
Alternative forms edit
- علشان (ʕalašān)
Etymology edit
From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
عشان • (ʕašān)
- for, because of
- Synonym: منشان (minšān, “for, for the sake of”)
Conjunction edit
عشان • (ʕašān)
- because (before a past or present verb)
- so that, in order to (before a subjunctive verb)