بلکہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَلْکِه (balki).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəl.kiː/

Adverb

بلکہ • (balki) (Hindi spelling बल्कि)

1. rather, but

   ہَمیں کَام نَہِیں، بَلْکِہ مَزَہ کَرْنَا ہَے۔

   hamẽ kām nahī̃, balki maza karnā hai.

   We want to have fun rather than do work.

2. moreover

Alternative forms

• بالکہ (balki) — Arabic-derived