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if not in Arabic

إِلَّا ʔillā

if not in Arabic: إِلَّا (ʔillā). In English, if not means indicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfied.

Arabic words for if not

Translations
إِلَّا ʔillā

English meaning of if not

  1. conjunction Indicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfied.
  2. conjunction Indicates that one statement at least is true, and possibly a second, stronger statement is true; perhaps even.
  3. conjunction Indicates that one statement is true, but a second is not; but not.

Full definition of if not

if not in a sentence

  • The plant will die if not watered.
  • He did as well as expected, if not better.
  • I saw that he had improved his manners if not his scruffy appearance.

if not in other languages

Questions about if not in Arabic

What is the meaning of if not in Arabic?
If not in Arabic is إِلَّا (ʔillā).
ما معنى كلمة if not؟
If not: إِلَّا (ʔillā).
What does if not mean in English?
If not means indicates that a statement is true in the event that a condition is not satisfied.

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