*maʿan: 'intention, purpose; in order that'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*maʿan
Meaning	'intention, purpose; in order that'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	maʿan; lā-maʿan ʾăšer (OLA80 §59.3)	OLA80 §59.3	gloss withheld

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Notes

OLA80 §59.3. Noun in construct state → purpose conjunction. Hebrew lamaʿan ʾāšer 'with the intention that'. Same construct-state subordination pattern as *ʿābūr.

Updated 22 October 2026

*maʿan: 'intention, purpose; in order that'

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