علشان

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• عشان (ʕalašān)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕalaʃaːn/

Preposition

علشان • (ʕašān)

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

Conjunction

علشان • (ʕašān)

1. because
2. so that, in order to

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• عشان (ʕašān)

Etymology

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

Preposition

علشان • (ʕalašān)

1. for, because of

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

Conjunction

علشان • (ʕalašān)

1. because

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

2. so that, in order to

See also

• طالما (ṭāla-ma, “since, as”)