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but meaning in Pashto

لېکن léken

/ˈbʌt/

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but in Pashto: لېکن (léken), اما (amã), مګر (magár), منګر (mangár). In English, but means apart from, except (for), excluding.

Pashto words for but

although
لېکن léken, اما amã, مګر magár, منګر mangár, وليکن walikén, ولې wále

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.

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Questions about but in Pashto

What is the meaning of but in Pashto?
But in Pashto is لېکن (léken), اما (amã), مګر (magár), منګر (mangár).
but په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
But: لېکن (léken), اما (amã), مګر (magár), منګر (mangár).
What does but mean in English?
But means apart from, except (for), excluding.

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