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
- 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”).
Thesaurus
conjunction
Opposite: لِئَلَّا
In English
- because by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that
- for because
- since because
- what with owing to
- on account of because of, owing to
Talk about this word "لأن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. لأن. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86 "لأن." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86.Cite this
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title = {لأن},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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