منشان

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• مشان (mišān).

Etymology

From Arabic مِن (min) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “from the issue of”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /min.ʃaːn/, [mɪnˈʃæːn]

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Preposition

منشان • (minšān)

1. for, for the sake of

   Synonym: عشان (ʕašān, “for, because of”)

Conjunction

منشان • (minšān)

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

   Synonyms: عشان (ʕašan), لـ (la-), حتّى (ḥatta)