בלי

See also: בלײַ

Hebrew

Pronunciation

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Preposition

בְּלִי • (b'lí) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. without

   Synonyms: לְלֹא (l'ló), בְּלֹא (b'ló)

Usage notes

• The preposition בלי has no inflected forms of its own; for combination with a pronominal complement, בִּלְעֲדֵי (bil'adéi) is used instead.

References

• Strong, James (1979), “H1097”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from בליִען (blien). Compare Luxembourgish Bléi, obsolete German Blühe.

Noun

בלי • (bli) m

1. bloom (act/state of blooming)
2. bloom, prime

   אין (פֿולן/רעכטן) בלי ― in (fuln/rekhtn) bli ― in one's prime, in full bloom

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “בלי” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon; Bochner, Harry (2013), “בלי”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

בלי • (bli)

1. inflection of בליִען (blien):
   1. first-person singular present
   2. imperative singular