quam ob rem

See also: quamobrem

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kʷam ˈob.rem/, [kʷä̃ˑ ˈɔbrɛ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.mobˈrem/, [ˈkwäːmobˈrem]
• Note: despite often being written as a single word, the graphic m does not represent a bilabial nasal /m/, but a placeless one, as always in word-final position. The word is always scanned as two longs, with (probably only partial) elision of the first vowel. Contrast with tamen, with /m/.

Adverb

quam ob rem (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) why; on account of what
2. wherefore