but in Arabic
لٰكِن lākin
/ˈbʌt/
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Ireland/ˈbʊt/
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
- preposition Apart from, except (for), excluding.
- preposition Outside of.
- adverb Merely, only, just, no more than.
- adverb Though, however.
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
but in other languages
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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