بلکہ
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Urdu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian بلکه (balki), from Arabic بَلْ (bal) + Classical Persian که (ki).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəl.kiː/
Adverb[edit]
بلکہ • (balki) (Hindi spelling बल्कि)
- rather, but
- ہمیں کام نھیں، بلکہ مزہ کرنا ہے۔
- hamẽ kām nahī̃, balki mazā karnā hai.
- We want to have fun rather than do work.
- moreover
Alternative forms[edit]
- بالکہ (balki) — Arabic-derived