لَكِنِbut in Arabic

Example sentences

• 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.

  From: Intercession on Judgment Day →