عشان

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms

• علشان (ʕalašān)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕaˈʃaːn/

Preposition

عشان • (ʕašān)

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

Conjunction

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. (with indicative) because
2. (with subjunctive) so that, in order to

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃaːn/

Preposition

عشان • (ʕašān)

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

   Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)

Conjunction

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because

   Synonym: لإنـ (liʔinn-)

2. so that, in order to

   Synonym: علشان (ʕalašān)

Inflection

Inflection 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)

See also

• بما إنه (bima ʔinnu, “since, as”)

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Lebanon) IPA^(key): /ʕaˈʃeːn/, [ʕaˈʃɛːn]

Preposition

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because of

   ما فيي آكل خبز عشان مرضي

   Mā fiyyi ʔākul ḵibiz ʕašān maraḍi.

   I can’t eat bread because of my sickness.

2. for; for the sake of

   عملتي هيدا كله بس عشاني؟

   ʕmilti hayda killu bas ʕašāni?

   Have you done all of this just for me?

Synonyms

• (for): كرمال (kirmāl)

Conjunction

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. because

   لازم روح عشان مرتي رجعت عالبيت

   Lāzim rūḥ ʕašān marti rijʕit ʕa-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 ʕašān tifhamū mnīḥ.

   I’ll repeat once more so that you understand well.

Synonyms

• (because): لإنو (laʔinnu)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• علشان (ʕalašān)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃaːn/, [ʕaˈʃæːn]

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Preposition

عشان • (ʕašān)

1. for, because of

   Synonym: منشان (minšān, “for, for the sake of”)

Conjunction

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)

See also

• طالما (ṭāla-ma, “since, as”)
• بما إنه (bi-ma ʔinno, “since, as”)