بالعکس

Persian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic بِالْعَكْس (bi-l-ʕaks).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bil.ˈʔaks/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪl.ʔǽks]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪ.lǽks]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bi.lǽks]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bel.ʔǽkʲs]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bil.ʔǽks]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bi-l-'aks
Dari reading^?	bi-l-'aks
Iranian reading^?	be-l-'aks
Tajik reading^?	bi-l-'aks

Adverb

بالعکس • (bi-l-aks / be-l-aks) (Tajik spelling билакс)

on the contrary
Synonym: برعکس (bar'aks / bar'aks)