"ولكن" meaning in Arabic

See ولكن in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /wa.laː.kin/, /wa.laː.kin.na/ Forms: وَلٰكِنْ [canonical], وَلٰكِنَّ [canonical], wa-lākin [romanization], wa-lākinna [romanization]
Etymology: وَ (wa) + لٰكِنْ (lākin) Etymology templates: {{affix|ar|وَ|لٰكِنْ}} وَ (wa) + لٰكِنْ (lākin) Head templates: {{ar-con|وَلٰكِنْ|head2=وَلٰكِنَّ|tr=wa-lākin|tr2=wa-lākinna}} وَلٰكِنْ or وَلٰكِنَّ • (wa-lākin or wa-lākinna)
  1. but, however

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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-cls",
            "2": "وَلیکِن",
            "3": "وَلی",
            "4": "وَلَٰکِن",
            "5": "وَلَاکِن",
            "bor": "1",
            "qq3": "Archaic",
            "qq4": "Archaic"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Persian: وَلیکِن (walēkin), وَلی (walē), وَلَٰکِن (walākin) (Archaic), وَلَاکِن (walākin) (Archaic)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Persian: وَلیکِن (walēkin), وَلی (walē), وَلَٰکِن (walākin) (Archaic), وَلَاکِن (walākin) (Archaic)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "prs",
            "2": "وَلی"
          },
          "expansion": "Dari: وَلی (walē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dari: وَلی (walē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-ira",
            "2": "وَلی"
          },
          "expansion": "Iranian Persian: وَلی (vali)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Iranian Persian: وَلی (vali)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tg",
            "2": "вале"
          },
          "expansion": "Tajik: вале (vale)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tajik: вале (vale)"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "وَ",
        "3": "لٰكِنْ"
      },
      "expansion": "وَ (wa) + لٰكِنْ (lākin)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "وَ (wa) + لٰكِنْ (lākin)",
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    {
      "form": "وَلٰكِنْ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "وَلٰكِنَّ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wa-lākin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wa-lākinna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "وَلٰكِنْ",
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        "tr": "wa-lākin",
        "tr2": "wa-lākinna"
      },
      "expansion": "وَلٰكِنْ or وَلٰكِنَّ • (wa-lākin or wa-lākinna)",
      "name": "ar-con"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Arabic",
  "lang_code": "ar",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "but, however"
      ],
      "id": "en-ولكن-ar-conj-hLMJpaam",
      "links": [
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ],
        [
          "however",
          "however"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/wa.laː.kin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wa.laː.kin.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ولكن"
}
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          "args": {
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            "4": "وَلَٰکِن",
            "5": "وَلَاکِن",
            "bor": "1",
            "qq3": "Archaic",
            "qq4": "Archaic"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Classical Persian: وَلیکِن (walēkin), وَلی (walē), وَلَٰکِن (walākin) (Archaic), وَلَاکِن (walākin) (Archaic)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Classical Persian: وَلیکِن (walēkin), وَلی (walē), وَلَٰکِن (walākin) (Archaic), وَلَاکِن (walākin) (Archaic)"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "وَلی"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dari: وَلی (walē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fa-ira",
            "2": "وَلی"
          },
          "expansion": "Iranian Persian: وَلی (vali)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Iranian Persian: وَلی (vali)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tg",
            "2": "вале"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tajik: вале (vale)"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "وَ",
        "3": "لٰكِنْ"
      },
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "وَ (wa) + لٰكِنْ (lākin)",
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    {
      "form": "وَلٰكِنْ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "وَلٰكِنَّ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wa-lākin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wa-lākinna",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "وَلٰكِنْ",
        "head2": "وَلٰكِنَّ",
        "tr": "wa-lākin",
        "tr2": "wa-lākinna"
      },
      "expansion": "وَلٰكِنْ or وَلٰكِنَّ • (wa-lākin or wa-lākinna)",
      "name": "ar-con"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ar",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Arabic 3-syllable words",
        "Arabic 4-syllable words",
        "Arabic compound terms",
        "Arabic conjunctions",
        "Arabic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Arabic lemmas",
        "Arabic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Arabic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "but, however"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "but",
          "but"
        ],
        [
          "however",
          "however"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wa.laː.kin/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wa.laː.kin.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ولكن"
}

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