بالكاد - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From بِـ (bi-, “in, with”) +‎ اَل (al-, definite article) +‎ كَادَ (kāda, “to be on the point”).

بِٱلْكَاد • (bi-l-kād)

1. almost, nearly
2. merely

From Arabic بِٱلْكَاد (bi-l-kād).

بالكاد • (bil-kād)

1. hardly, barely, scarcely

   Synonym: أنجق (ʔanjaʔ)