لأن

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لأن¹

  • /li.ʔan.na/

Where it comes from

Morphologically لِـ (li-, “for”) + أَنَّ (ʔanna, “that”)

conjunction لِأَنَّ · liʔanna · لِأَنَّنِي · لِأَنَّنَا

  1. because, on the grounds that, for

لأن²

  • /li.ʔan/

Where it comes from

Compound of لِـ (li-, “for”) + أَنْ (ʔan, “that”) with the same grammatical rules as أَنْ (ʔan, “to, that”).

conjunction لِأَنْ · liʔan

  1. that, for that, so that, in order that, in order to (used with the subjunctive)

    Similar: لِـ

Opposite: لِئَلَّا

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Opposite: لِئَلَّا

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"لأن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

لأن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86

Chicago

"لأن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {لأن},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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