لأن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically لِـ‎ (li-, “for”) +‎ أَنَّ‎ (ʾanna, “that”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.ʔan.na/
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Conjunction

لِأَنَّ • (liʾanna)

  1. because, on the grounds that, for
Inflection
    Inflected forms
Base form لِأّنَّ (liʾanna)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person لِأّنَّنِي‎ (liʾannanī) لِأّنَّنَا‎ (liʾannanā)
Second person لِأّنَّكَ‎ (liʾannaka) لِأّنَّكِ‎ (liʾannaki) لِأّنَّكُمَا‎ (liʾannakumā) لِأّنَّكُمْ‎ (liʾannakum) لِأّنَّكُنَّ‎ (liʾannakunna)
Third person لِأّنَّهُ‎ (liʾannahu) لِأّنَّهَا‎ (liʾannahā) لِأّنَّهُمَا‎ (liʾannahumā) لِأّنَّهُمْ‎ (liʾannahum) لِأّنَّهُنَّ‎ (liʾannahunna)

Etymology 2

Compound of لِـ‎ (li-, “for”) +‎ أَنْ‎ (ʾan, “that”) with the same grammatical rules as أَنْ‎ (ʾan, “to, that”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /li.ʔan/

Conjunction

لِأَنْ • (liʾan)

  1. that, for that, so that, in order that, in order to (used with the subjunctive)
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