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

> Proto-Semitic *maʿan, 'intention, purpose; in order that': reflexes in 1 language(s).

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## 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 |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

- [M](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/m/index.md>)

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