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Arabic word

لكن

but

Type
Conjunction
Root
ل ك ن

Example

أريد السفر لكن ليس معي مال.

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لا أدري، لكنه تساؤل جميل أن نفكر فيه. I don't know, but it's a nice question to think about.

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