"لیکن" meaning in Persian

See لیکن in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [leː.ˈkin] [Classical-Persian], [leː.kʰɪ́n] [Dari, formal], [leː.kʰɪ́n] [Dari, formal], [leː.kʰɪ́n] [Kabuli], [li.kʰín] (note: Hazaragi), [liː.kʰʲǽn] [Iran, formal], [liː.kʰʲén] [Iran, formal] Audio: LL-Q9168 (fas)-Darafsh-لیکن.wav [Iran] Forms: likan [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic لٰكِنْ (lākin, “but”) (with the long vowel shifted by imāla). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fa|ar|لٰكِنْ||but|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic لٰكِنْ (lākin, “but”), {{bor+|fa|ar|لٰكِنْ|t=but}} Borrowed from Arabic لٰكِنْ (lākin, “but”) Head templates: {{head|fa|conj|tr1=likan}} لیکن • (likan)
  1. (Dari or dated) but, however Tags: Dari, dated Synonyms: مگر, ولی, اما
    Sense id: en-لیکن-fa-conj-hLMJpaam Categories (other): Dari
  2. (Dari or dated) only Tags: Dari, dated Synonyms: تنها
    Sense id: en-لیکن-fa-conj--QWxlULt Categories (other): Dari, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: لاکن (lâken)

Download JSON data for لیکن meaning in Persian (3.1kB)

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