بلکہ

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بلکه (balki), from Arabic بَلْ (bal) + Classical Persian که (ki).

Pronunciation

Adverb

بلکہ (balki) (Hindi spelling बल्कि)

  1. rather, but
    ہمیں کام نھیں، بلکہ مزہ کرنا ہے۔
    hamẽ kām nahī̃, balki mazā karnā hai.
    We want to have fun rather than do work.
  2. moreover

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