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for in Arabic

لِأَنَّ liʔanna

/fɔː//fɔɹ/

for in Arabic: لِأَنَّ (liʔanna), لِـ (li-), لِأَجْل (liʔajl), بِالنِّسْبَة لِـ. In English, for means because.

Arabic words for for

because
لِأَنَّ liʔanna
towards
لِـ li-
directed at, intended to belong to
لِـ li-
supporting
لِـ li-
because of
لِأَجْل liʔajl
over (a period of time)
لِـ li-
in order to obtain or acquire
لِأَجْل liʔajl
by the standards of
لِـ li-, بِالنِّسْبَة لِـ

English meaning of for

  1. conjunction Because.
  2. preposition Towards; in the direction of.
  3. preposition Leading towards in time or circumstance.
  4. preposition Directed at; intended to belong to.

Full definition of for

for in a sentence

  • I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.
  • The astronauts headed for the moon.
  • He was headed for the door when he remembered.

Synonyms of for

for in other languages

Questions about for in Arabic

What is the meaning of for in Arabic?
For in Arabic is لِأَنَّ (liʔanna), لِـ (li-), لِأَجْل (liʔajl), بِالنِّسْبَة لِـ.
ما معنى كلمة for؟
For: لِأَنَّ (liʔanna), لِـ (li-), لِأَجْل (liʔajl), بِالنِّسْبَة لِـ.
What does for mean in English?
For means because.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: for (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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