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لَكِنِ but in Arabic

لَكِنِ is how you say “but” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

وَلَكِنِ إِئْتُوا عِيسَىٰ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ

But bring Jesus, the servant of Allah.

وَلَكِنِ but

Two elements fused: the opening wa- and the contrast-particle 'but'. The wa- ties this to the prior refusal while the 'but' overturns it, redirecting the listeners to a new person. Its final vowel is a smoothing adjustment before the next sound, not a meaning change.

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