"عشان" meaning in Egyptian Arabic

See عشان in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ʕaˈʃaːn/ Forms: ʕašān [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”. Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|عَلَى}} Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) Head templates: {{head|arz|conjunction|tr=ʕašān}} عشان • (ʕašān)
  1. (with indicative) because
    Sense id: en-عشان-arz-conj-pRGu7rih
  2. (with subjunctive) so that, in order to Tags: with-subjunctive
    Sense id: en-عشان-arz-conj-N4PYnW6L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: علشان (ʕalašān)

Preposition

IPA: /ʕaˈʃaːn/ Forms: ʕašān [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) + شَأْن (šaʔn), thus literally “on the issue of”. Etymology templates: {{inh|arz|ar|عَلَى}} Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā) Head templates: {{arz-prep|tr=ʕašān}} عشان • (ʕašān)
  1. for, because of
    Sense id: en-عشان-arz-prep-OgntyjSy
  2. for the sake of
    Sense id: en-عشان-arz-prep-vzfNqXo7 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 0 7 0 11 0 7 0 11 0 0 0 9 30 27 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 7 0 11 0 7 0 11 0 0 0 9 30 27 0 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic entries with incorrect language header: 0 5 0 18 0 5 0 18 0 0 0 4 27 23 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: علشان (ʕalašān)
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        "(with indicative) because"
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        "(with subjunctive) so that, in order to"
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    }
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    }
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        "(with indicative) because"
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