ليس فقط ... بل حتى ...
This pattern extends a statement by adding a broader or more surprising channel after the second part. It is useful in formal or reflective Arabic when you want to say that something happens not only in one obvious way, but also in another, often less expected way. Example: "تنتقل الأفكار ليس فقط عبر الكتب، بل حتى عبر التفاصيل اليومية." / "Ideas are transmitted not only through books, but even through everyday details."
تنتقل الأفكار ليس فقط عبر الكتب، بل حتى عبر التفاصيل اليومية.
Ideas are transmitted not only through books, but even through everyday details.
