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but in Arabic

لٰكِن lākin

/ˈbʌt/

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but in Arabic: لٰكِن (lākin), لٰكِنَّ (lākinna), وَلٰكِن (wa-lākin), وَلٰكِنَّ (wa-lākinna). In English, but means apart from, except (for), excluding.

Arabic words for but

although
لٰكِن lākin, لٰكِنَّ lākinna, وَلٰكِن wa-lākin, وَلٰكِنَّ wa-lākinna
rather
لٰكِن lākin, وَلٰكِنْ wa-lākin, بَلْ bal
except
إِلَّا ʔillā, سِوًى siwan, إلا illa, مَا عَدَا mā ʕadā
solely, only, merely (obsolete)
إلَّا ʔillā, غَيْرَ ḡayra

English meaning of but

  1. preposition Apart from, except (for), excluding.
  2. preposition Outside of.
  3. adverb Merely, only, just, no more than.
  4. adverb Though, however.

Full definition of but

but in a sentence

  • Everyone but Father left early.
  • I like everything but that.
  • Nobody answered the door when I knocked, so I had no choice but to leave.

Synonyms of but

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Questions about but in Arabic

What is the meaning of but in Arabic?
But in Arabic is لٰكِن (lākin), لٰكِنَّ (lākinna), وَلٰكِن (wa-lākin), وَلٰكِنَّ (wa-lākinna).
ما معنى كلمة but؟
But: لٰكِن (lākin), لٰكِنَّ (lākinna), وَلٰكِن (wa-lākin), وَلٰكِنَّ (wa-lākinna).
What does but mean in English?
But means apart from, except (for), excluding.

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