بلکه

بلکه • (balke)

1. but (... also)

   آسانسور هتلتان نه تنها خراب بود، بلکه ما هم نتوانیم از پلّکانتان استفاده کنیم!‎

   Âsânsor-e hoteletân na tanhâ xarâb bud, balke mâ ham natavânim az pellekânetân estefâde konim!

   Not only was the elevator of your hotel out of order, but we also couldn't use the stairs!

2. but (... instead)

   من با مدیر حرف نزدم، بلکه با کارمندی که در آن‌جا موجود بود.‎

   Man bâ modir harf nazadam, balke bâ kârmandi ke dar ânjâ mowjud bud.

   I didn't talk to the manager, but (rather) to the office peon who was there.

• → Old Anatolian Turkish: [script needed] (belki)
  • Azerbaijani: bəlkə (“maybe, perhaps”)
  • Ottoman Turkish: بلكه‎ (“certainly, beyound any doubt; even; perhaps”)
    • Turkish: belki (“maybe, perhaps”)
    • → Zazaki: belki (“maybe, perhaps”)
    • → Crimean Tatar: belki (“maybe, perhaps”)