Arabic

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Etymology

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وَ (wa) +‎ لٰكِنْ (lākin)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa.laː.kin/, /wa.laː.kin.na/

Conjunction

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وَلٰكِنْ or وَلٰكِنَّ (wa-lākin or wa-lākinna)

  1. but, however

Descendants

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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic وَلٰكِنْ (walākin).

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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ولكن (walākin)

  1. but
    Synonyms: ولايني (walāyinni), لكن (lākin), بالحق (bel-ḥaqq)
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