ܒܠܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew בְּלִי (b'lí) and בִּלְעֲדֵי (bil'adéi).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [bəlaj.]

Preposition

ܒܠܲܝ • (blay)

  1. without (not having, containing, characteristic of etc.)
    Antonyms: ܥܲܡ (ˁam), ܡ̣ܢ (min)
    ܙܹܠ݇ ܒܸܠܥܵܕܝܼbilˁādīGo without me
    ܠܹܐ ܢܵܦܩܹܢ ܒܸܠܥܵܕܘܼܗܝlē nāpqēn bilˁādūhI am not leaving without him
    ܠܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܬ ܒܠܲܝ ܣܟܝܼܢܬܵܐ ܘܡܲܫܠܝܘܿܢܵܐ.
    lē māṣēt āḵlēt blay skīntā w-mašlyōnā.
    You can’t eat without a knife and fork.

Usage notes

  • The term ܕܠܵܐ (d-lā) is used for the sense of “not doing or not having done something”.

Inflection

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