except

ɪkˈsɛpt
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Translation of except into Arabic,

Preposition

exclusion

other than or but not
إِلّا ʾillāغَيْرَ ghayraبِاسْتِثْناءِ ما عَدا mā ʿadāعَدَا ʿadāسِوَى siwāسِوى
  • I have finished all my homework except math.أنهيت كل واجباتي إلا الرياضيات.

Conjunction

1.

grammar

specifies a condition where something does not apply
  • I will go except if it rains.سأذهب إلا إذا أمطرت.
2.

linguistics

introduces a clause with an exception or qualification
إِلّا illāغَيْرَ ghayraسِوَى siwāسِوى
  • I would go, except I have a meeting.كنت سأذهب، إلا أن لدي اجتماعاً.
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Expressions with except: examples in English and translations in Arabic

كُلّ شَيْء تَقْرِيبًا
She packed everything except the kitchen sink for the trip.
إِلَّا
ما عدا
Everyone attended the meeting except for John.
إِلّا أَن
غَيْر أَن
I would go, except that I have a prior commitment..
إلا في حالة
باستثناء حالة
The rule applies to everyone except in the case of emergencies.
إلّا كما سُبِق ذِكرُه
باستثناء ما سُبِق ذِكرُه
Except as noted, all participants completed the full survey.
إِلَّا حَسْبَمَا هُوَ مَنْصُوصٌ عَلَيْهِ صَرَاحَةً
إِلَّا فِيمَا هُوَ مَنْصُوصٌ عَلَيْهِ صَرَاحَةً
"Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, these rights are nontransferable."

Synonyms and analogies of except in English

Examples of except in a sentence

  • The store is open daily except Sundays.
  • She would join us except if she has to work late.
  • The store is open daily except if there's a holiday.
  • I'd join you, except it's too late now.
  • She would have succeeded, except she missed the deadline.

Translations of "except" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb / Other
بِاسْتِثْنَاءprep. - bi-stithnaaʾ

The pathway was mostly clear, except for a few twisted branches.

كان الممر واضحًا في الغالب، باستثناء بعض الأغصان الملتوية.

إِلَّاadv./conj. - ʾillaa

Everyone could see through his con, except for one person.

كان الجميع قادرًا على رؤية الخداع، إلا شخصًا واحدًا.

مَا عَدَاprep. - maa ʿadaa

The food was good, except that it was served too cold.

الطعام كان جيداً، ما عدا أنه قدم باردًا للغاية.

غَيْرconj. - ghayr

He enjoys hiking, except that he dislikes waking up early in the morning.

يستمتع بالمشي في الطبيعة، غير أنه يكره الاستيقاظ مبكراً في الصباح.

ولكنconj.

Remove everything from your charts except price and price alone.

إزالة كل شيء من الخرائط الخاصة بك ولكن السعر والسعر وحده.

Verb
عَدَاv. - ʿadaa

The food was good, except that it was served too cold.

الطعام كان جيداً، ما عدا أنه قدم باردًا للغاية.

خَلَاv. - khalaa

Mainly it shows all types of cancers except for small cell cancer.

هذا بالنسبة للأنواع ألنسيجيه كافة عدا السرطان صغير الخلايا.

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except: Examples and translations in context

She was good at all subjects except for math, where she struggled.

كانت ممتازة في جميع المواد باستثناء الرياضيات، حيث واجهت صعوبة.

Each finger has three phalanx bones, except for the thumb.

كل إصبع يحتوي على ثلاث عظام سلامية، باستثناء الإبهام.

The dog plays nicely with all kids except for the ones who are loud.

الكلب يلعب بلطف مع جميع الأطفال باستثناء الذين يصدرون ضجيجاً.

On the whole, the vacation went smoothly, except for one delayed flight.

في المجمل، سارت الإجازة بسلاسة، باستثناء رحلة طيران واحدة متأخرة.

The concert was fantastic, except that the sound system had issues.

كانت الحفلة رائعة، باستثناء أن نظام الصوت كان به مشاكل.

At midnight, the village became dead quiet except for distant owls hooting.

عند منتصف الليل، خيّم صمت تام على القرية باستثناء بُعد نعيق البوم.

At the meeting, she pointed the finger at everyone except herself.

في الاجتماع، وجهت أصابع الاتهام إلى الجميع باستثناء نفسها.

The cinema rarely sees a packed house except during major holiday releases.

نادراً ما يشهد السينما إقبالاً كاملاً إلا في العروض الكبيرة بالأعياد.

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