Where does “بما أن” come from?
بما أن (Arabic) comes from Arabic مَا — that; not; what.
بما أن (Arabic): because, since, as
Definitions
- because, since, as
Ancestry of “بما أن”, step by step
بما أن traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic مَا
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَا | that; not; what |
via Arabic أَنَّ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | أَنَّ | that |
via Arabic بِـ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بِـ | in, with; on; with, by |