عشان

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• علشان (ʕalašān)

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaˈʃaːn/

Preposition

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. for, because of
2. for the sake of

Conjunction

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because
2. so that, in order to

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃaːn/

Preposition

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. for, because of
2. for the sake of

   Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)

Conjunction

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because

   Synonym: لإنـ (liʔinn-)

2. so that, in order to

   Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)

Inflection

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

• بما إنه (bima ʔinnu, “since, as”)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

Preposition

عشان • (ʿašān)

1. because of

   ما فيي آكل خبز عشان مرضي

   Mā fīyī ʾākul ḵibiz ʿašān maraḍī.

   I can’t eat bread because of my sickness.

2. 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

• (for): كرمال (kirmāl)

Conjunction

عشان • (ʿašān)

1. because

   لازم روح عشان مرتي رجعت عالبيت

   Lāzim rūḥ ʿašān martī rijʿit ʿa-l-bayt.

   I must go because my wife has returned home.

2. 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

• (because): لئنو (laʔinnu)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• علشان (ʕalašān)

Etymology

From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃaːn/, [ʕaˈʃæːn]

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Preposition

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. for, because of

   Synonym: منشان (minšān, “for, for the sake of”)

Conjunction

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because (before a past or present verb)

   Synonyms: لأنـ (liʔann-), لإنـ (laʔinn-)

2. so that, in order to (before a subjunctive verb)

   Synonyms: منشان (minšan), لـ (la-), حتّى (ḥatta)

See also

• طالما (ṭāla-ma, “since, as”)
• بما إنه (bi-ma ʔinno, “since, as”)