בלעדי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From בַּל (bál, “without”) +‎ עֲדֵי (adéi, “until”).

Preposition

בִּלְעֲדֵי • (bil'adéi)

  1. without, in the absence of
    Synonyms: בְּלִי (b'lí), לְלֹא (l'ló), בְּלֹא (b'ló)
    אני לא יכול לעשות את זה בלעדייך.
    aní ló yakhól la'asót ét zé bil'adékha.
    I can't do this without you.
Usage notes
  • The preposition בִּלְעֲדֵי is typically only used in its inflected forms, that is, when its object is a personal pronoun. In other cases, the preposition בְּלִי (b'lí) is usually used instead. (For example, “without Ruth” is בְּלִי רוּת (b'lí rút), while “without her” is בִּלְעָדֵיהָ (bil'adéiha).) In a sense, therefore, בִּלְעֲדֵי can be said to provide the inflected forms of בְּלִי.
Inflection
Inflection table
Non-personal-pronoun-including form בִּלְעֲדֵי (bil'adéi)
or בְּלָעֲדֵי (b'la'adéi)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
First person בִּלְעָדַי (bil'adái)
or בִּלְעָדָי (bil'adái)		 בִּלְעָדֵינוּ (bil'adéinu)
Second person בִּלְעָדֵיךָ (bil'adéikha) בִּלְעָדַיִךְ (bil'adáyikh) בִּלְעֲדֵיכֶם (bil'adeikhém) בִּלְעֲדֵיכֶן (bil'adeikhén)
Third person בִּלְעָדַיָו (bil'adáv) בִּלְעָדֵיהָ (bil'adéiha) בִּלְעֲדֵיהֶם (bil'adeihém) בִּלְעֲדֵיהֶן (bil'adeihén)

Etymology 2

A Modern coinage from the above preposition, with the adjective suffix ־י (-í).

Adjective

בִּלְעָדִי • (bil'adí) (feminine בִּלְעָדִית, masculine plural בִּלְעָדִים, feminine plural בִּלְעָדִיּוֹת)

  1. Exclusive: available to only a few.
    גישה בלעדית ― gishá bil'adít ― exclusive access
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