لإن

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• لأنّـ (liʔann-)

Etymology

From Arabic لِأَنَّ (liʔanna), corresponding to لـ (la-, “for”) +‎ إن (ʔinn-, “that”).

Pronunciation

See لإنّه (laʔinno).

Conjunction

لإنّـ • (laʔinn-)

1. because (followed by a suffix pronoun)

   Invariable form: لإنّه (laʔinno)

   Synonym: عشان (ʕašān)

Usage notes

• This preposition can be either used in the invariable form لإنّه (laʔinno) or with an attached suffix pronoun.
• The suffix pronoun agrees with the subject of the subordinate clause.

Inflection

Inflected forms of لإن
Base form					لإنّـ (laʔinn-)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		لإنّي (laʔinni)		لإنّا (laʔinna)
2nd person		لإنّك (laʔinnak)	لإنّك (laʔinnek)	لإنكم (laʔinkom)
3rd person		لإنّه (laʔinno)	لإنها (laʔinha)	لإنهم (laʔinhom)

See also

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