But
"But" in Arabic
أما
ʔamma
(rather)
إلا
illa
(except)
إِلَّا
ʔillā
(except)
بس
bas
(although)
بس
bass
(although)
بس
bas
(rather)
بس
bass
(rather)
بسّ
bass
(although)
بسّ
bass
(rather)
بَلْ
bal
(although)
بَلْ
bal
(rather)
سِوًى
siwan
(except)
لكن
laken
(although)
لكن
lākin
(although)
لكن
lāken
(although)
لكن
lākin
(rather)
لكن
lāken
(rather)
لٰكِن
lākin
(although)
لٰكِن
lākin
(rather)
لٰكِنَّ
lākinna
(although)
مَا عَدَا
mā ʕadā
(except)
ولكن
wa-lakin
(rather)
وَلٰكِن
wa-lākin
(although)
وَلٰكِنَّ
wa-lākinna
(although)
وَلٰكِنْ
wa-lākin
(rather)
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