بلکہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (balki), from Arabic بَلْ (bal) + Classical Persian (ki).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəl.kiː/

Adverb

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

بالکہ (balki) — Arabic-derived

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