South Levantine Arabic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic لِأَنَّ (liʔanna), corresponding to لـ (la-, for) +‎ إن (ʔinn-, that).

Pronunciation edit

See لإنّه (laʔinno).

Conjunction edit

لإنّـ (laʔinn-)

  1. because (followed by a suffix pronoun)
    Invariable form: لإنّه (laʔinno)
    Synonym: عشان (ʕašān)

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

    Inflected forms of لإن
Base form لإنّـ (laʔinn-)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person لإنّي (laʔinni) لإنّا (laʔinna)
2nd person لإنّك (laʔinnak) لإنّك (laʔinnek) لإنكم (laʔinkom)
3rd person لإنّه (laʔinno) لإنها (laʔinha) لإنهم (laʔinhom)

See also edit