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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
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وَلٰكِنْ (walākin).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ولكن • (walākin)
- but
- Synonyms: ولايني (walāyinni), لكن (lākin), بالحق (bel-ḥaqq)