بلكي

South Levantine Arabic

Alternative forms

• بلكن (balken), بركي (barki)

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]

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Adverb

بلكي • (balki)

1. maybe, perhaps; might

   Synonym: يمكن (yimken)