بما إنه

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic بِمَا أَنَّ (bimā ʔanna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.ma.ʔin.no/, [bi.maˈʔɪn.no]

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Conjunction

بما إنّه • (bi-ma ʔinno)

1. because, since, as

   Synonym: طالما (ṭāla-ma)

See also

• لأنّـ (liʔann-, “because”), لإنّـ (laʔinn-, “because”), عشان (ʕašān, “because”)