بلكي

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بلكه (belki, “maybe”), from Persian بلکه (balke, “but”), ultimately a merger of the Arabic بَلْ (bal, “but”) +‎ Persian که (ke, “that”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal.ki/, [ˈbal.ki]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adverb

بلكي • (balki)

  1. maybe, perhaps; might
    Synonym: يمكن (yimken)
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