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Arabic for but

lakinna
ﻟَﻜِﻦَّ
but –

ﻟَﻜِﻦَّ is an Arabic word. The meaning is but. You pronounce it lakinna.

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Using the word but

But you just sat there on the train with your book and the thoughts in your head.6
lakinnaka jalasta hunaaka fii alqiTaari ma3a kitaabika waalfikrati allatii fii ra'sika
ﻟَﻜِﻨَّﻚَ ﺟَﻠَﺴﺖَ ﻫُﻨَﺎﻙَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍَﻟﻘِﻄَﺎﺭِ ﻣَﻊَ ﻛِﺘَﺎﺑِﻚَ ﻭَﺍَﻟﻔِﻜﺮَﺓِ ﺍَﻟَّﺘِﻲ ﻓِﻲ ﺭَﺃﺳِﻚَ
But you will still be in my head.6
lakinnaka maa zulta fii ra'sii Hattaa alyawmu
ﻟَﻜِﻨَّﻚَ ﻣَﺎ ﺯُﻟﺖَ ﻓِﻲ ﺭَﺃﺳِﻲ ﺣَﺘَّﻰ ﺍَﻟﻴَﻮﻡُ

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The word but letter by letter

ﻟَﻜِﻦَّ
ﻟـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻟـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻦ
 
ﻝ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
ﻙ
ﻛـ
ـﻜـ
ـﻚ
ﻥ
ﻧـ
ـﻨـ
ـﻦ
 
lam
l
kaf
k
nun
n
 
 
The Arabic word for but consists of: The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ﻟـ ) and pronounced l. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter kaf that is written ﻙ ( here ـﻜـ ) and pronounced k. The short vowel i that is written as the sign ِ under the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻦ ) and pronounced n. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻟَﻜِﻦَّ and pronounced lakinna.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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