بالكاد

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Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Made up of the preposition ب (bi-), "in, with", + the definite article اَل (al-)+ the verbal noun from the verb كَادَ (kāda), "to be on the point".

Adverb[edit]

بِٱلْكَاد • (bi-l-kād)

  1. almost, nearly
  2. merely

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic بِٱلْكَاد (bi-l-kād).

Adverb[edit]

بالكاد • (bil-kād)

  1. hardly, barely, scarcely
    Synonym: أنجق (ʔanjaʔ)
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