علشان
Egyptian Arabic
editAlternative forms
edit- عشان (ʕalašān)
Etymology
editFrom Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”.
Pronunciation
editPreposition
editعلشان • (ʕašān)
Conjunction
editعلشان • (ʕašān)
South Levantine Arabic
editAlternative forms
edit- عشان (ʕašān)
Etymology
editFrom Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), literally “on the issue of”.
Preposition
editعلشان • (ʕalašān)
- for, because of
- Synonym: منشان (minšān, “for, for the sake of”)
Conjunction
editعلشان • (ʕalašān)
See also
edit- طالما (ṭāla-ma, “since, as”)
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- Egyptian Arabic terms derived from Arabic
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- Egyptian Arabic lemmas
- Egyptian Arabic prepositions
- Egyptian Arabic conjunctions
- South Levantine Arabic terms derived from Arabic
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- South Levantine Arabic prepositions
- South Levantine Arabic conjunctions