بالمرة

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

بـ (bi-, “by”) +‎ المرة (il-marra, “the time/instance”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bil.mar.ra/, [bɪlˈmar.ra]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Adverb

بالمرة • (bil-marra)

  1. never
    Synonyms: أبدا (ʔabadan), ولا مرّة (wala marra, literally “not even once”)
    Antonym: دايما (dāyman)
  2. at all, not at all
    Synonym: أبدا (ʔabadan)
    تصرّفاتها بالمرّة ما عجبتني.
    taṣarrofātha bil-marra mā ʕajbatni
    I didn't like her behavior at all.
    (literally, “Her behavior didn't please me at all.”)
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