البتہ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian البته (albatta), from Arabic الْبَتَّةَ (al-battata).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /əl.bət̪.t̪ɑː/

Adverb

اَلْبَتَّہ • (albatta) (Hindi spelling अल्बत्ता)

1. although, but
2. of course, surely, certainly

Conjunction

اَلْبَتَّہ • (albatta) (Hindi spelling अल्बत्ता)

1. but, however

References

• “البتہ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “البتہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.