عشان

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Egyptian Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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عشان (ʕašān)

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

Conjunction

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عشان (ʕašān)

  1. because
  2. so that, in order to

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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عشان (ʕašān)

  1. for, because of
  2. for the sake of
    Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)

Conjunction

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عشان (ʕašān)

  1. because
    Synonym: لإنـ (liʔinn-)
  2. so that, in order to
    Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)

Inflection

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Inflected forms of عشان
Base form عَشان (ʕašān)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person عَشاني (ʕašāni) عَشانَنا (ʕašānana)
2nd person عَشانَك (ʕašānak) عَشانِك (ʕašānik) عَشانَكُم (ʕašānakum)
3rd person عَشانُه (ʕašānu) عَشانَها (ʕašānaha) عَشانَهُم (ʕašānahum)

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North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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

Preposition

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عشان (ʿašān)

  1. because of
    ما فيي آكل خبز عشان مرضي
    Mā fīyī ʾākul ḵibiz ʿašān maraḍī.
    I can’t eat bread because of my sickness.
  2. for; for the sake of
    عملتي هيدا كله بس عشاني؟
    ʿMiltī haydā killu bas ʿašānī?
    Have you done all of this just for me?

Synonyms

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Conjunction

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عشان (ʿašān)

  1. because
    لازم روح عشان مرتي رجعت عالبيت
    Lāzim rūḥ ʿašān martī rijʿit ʿa-l-bayt.
    I must go because my wife has returned home.
  2. so that
    رح كرّر مرّة تانية عشان تفهمو منيح
    Raḥ karrir marra tānyi ʿašān tifhamū mnīḥ.
    I’ll repeat once more so that you understand well.

Synonyms

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South Levantine Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕa.ʃaːn/, [ʕaˈʃæːn]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Preposition

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عشان (ʕašān)

  1. for, because of
    Synonym: منشان (minšān, for, for the sake of)

Conjunction

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عشان (ʕašān)

  1. because (before a past or present verb)
    Synonyms: لأنـ (liʔann-), لإنـ (laʔinn-)
  2. so that, in order to (before a subjunctive verb)
    Synonyms: منشان (minšan), لـ (la-), حتّى (ḥatta)

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