ولكن

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Arabic

Etymology

وَ (wa) +‎ لٰكِنْ (lākin)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.laː.kin/, /wa.laː.kin.na/

Conjunction

وَلٰكِنْ or وَلٰكِنَّ • (wa-lākin or wa-lākinna)

but, however

Descendants

→ Classical Persian: وَلیکِن (walēkin), وَلی (walē), وَلَٰکِن (walākin) (archaic), وَلَاکِن (walākin) (archaic)
- Dari: وَلی (walē)
- Iranian Persian: وَلی (vali)
- Tajik: вале (vale)
- → Southern Kurdish: وەلێ (welê)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وَلٰكِنْ (walākin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wa.laː.kin/

Conjunction

ولكن • (walākin)

but
Synonyms: ولايني (walāyinni), لكن (lākin), بالحق (bel-ḥaqq)

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