علشان

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.la.ʃaːn/, [ʕælæˈʃæːn]

Preposition

علشان • (ʕalašān)

1. alternative form of عشان (ʕašān)

Conjunction

علشان • (ʕalašān)

1. alternative form of عشان (ʕašān)

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• عشان (ʕašān)

Etymology

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

Preposition

علشان • (ʕalašān)

1. for, because of

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

Conjunction

علشان • (ʕalašān)

1. because

   Synonyms: لأنـ (liʔann-), لإنـ (laʔinn-)

2. so that, in order to

See also

• طالما (ṭāla-ma, “since, as”)