Arabic Conjunctions

لِأَنَّ (Li-anna)

Because

إلى

To / Towards

كذلك

Like that / Thus

أو

Or

هل

Do / Is / Are ?

(Interrogative)

لِـ / لِكَيْ (Li- / Li-kay)

In order to / So that

إِذَا (Idhā)

When (conditions/future)

لَمَّا (Lammā)

When (past narrative)

عِنْدَمَا (ʿIndamā)

When

حِينَ (Ḥīna)

At the time of

حِينَئِذٍ (Ḥīnaʾidhin)

At that time / Then

بَعْدَ أَنْ (Baʿda an)

After [doing something]

حَتَّى (Ḥattā)

Until

أَنْ (An)

To (before verbs)

أَنَّ (Anna)

That (before nouns)

إِنَّ (Inna)

Indeed

وَ (Wa)

And

فَـ (Fa-)

So / And then

ثُمَّ (Thumma)

Then / Afterward

بَلْ (Bal)

Rather / But instead

لٰكِنْ / لٰكِنَّ (Lākin / Lākinna)

However / But

أَيْضًا (Ayḍan)

Also

لَـ / لِـ (La- / Li-)

For / To

عِنْدَ (ʿInda)

At / With

مَعَ (Maʿa)

With

مِنْ (Min)

From

فِي (Fī)

In

عَلَى (ʿAlā)

On / Upon

أَـ (A-)

Question marker (Is/Do?)

أَلَا (Alā)

Won't…? / Do you not…?

مَا (Mā)

What? / Did not (with past verbs)

لِمَاذَا / لِمَ (Limādhā / Lima)

Why?

مَتَى (Matā)

When? (questions)