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لٰكِن

lākini

But

কিন্তু

Appears 65 times in the Qur'an#176 most frequentParticle (ḥarf)
Learn it in lesson 18

About this word

Particle (ḥarf)

Forms in the Qur'an

  • وَلَـٰكِن[and] butwalākin · 51 times
  • وَلَـٰكِنْ[and] butwalākin · 5 times
  • لَـٰكِنِButlākini · 4 times
  • وَلَـٰكِنِ[And] butwalākini · 2 times
  • لَّـٰكِنِButlākini · 2 times
  • وَلَـٰكِنۢbutwalākin · 1 times

Examples from the Qur'an

But [instead], he denied and turned away.

Surah 75:32 — Read full ayah

And We did not wrong them, but it was they who were the wrongdoers.

Surah 43:76 — Read full ayah

Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not.

Surah 2:12 — Read full ayah