لیکن

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (lekin), from Arabic لٰكِنْ‎ (lākin).

Conjunction

لیکن • (lekin, lekan) (Gurmukhi spelling ਲੇਕਿਨ)

but
Synonyms: مگر‎ (magar), پر‎ (par)
however

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (lekin), from Arabic لٰكِنْ‎ (lākin).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /leː.kɪn/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /leː.kɪn/
Rhymes: -ɪn

Conjunction

لیکن • (lekin) (Hindi spelling लेकिन)

but
except

Synonyms

مگر‎ (magar)
پر‎ (par)

References

“لیکن”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“لیکن”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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