instead of

Mane (Îngilîzî)

In lieu of; in place of; rather than.

Têgeh

له باتی

له جیاتی

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English in stede of, in stude of (“instead of”, literally “in stead of, in place of”), equivalent to in + stead + of (cf. in one's stead). Cognate with Saterland Frisian insteede, ansteede (“instead of”), West Frisian ynstee (“instead of”), Dutch instede (“instead of”), German anstatt (von) (“instead of”), Danish i stedet (“instead of”).

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