منشان

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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic مِن (min) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “from the issue of”.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /min.ʃaːn/, [mɪnˈʃæːn]
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Preposition[edit]

منشان (minšān)

  1. for, for the sake of
    Synonym: عشان (ʕašān, for, because of)

Conjunction[edit]

منشان (minšān)

  1. so that, in order to (before a subjunctive verb)
    Synonyms: عشان (ʕašan), لـ (la-), حتّى (ḥatta)