بدون

See also: تدون

Arabic

Etymology 1

Compounded from the preposition بِ (bi-, “with”) + the preposition دُونَ (dūna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.duː.ni/

• Audio:

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Preposition

بِدُونِ • (bidūni)

1. without

   Synonyms: دُونَ (dūna), بِغَيْرِ (biḡayri), بِلَا (bilā), مِن دُون (min dūn)

   لَا يُمْكِنُنِي السَّفَرُ بِدُونِ جَوَازِ سَفَرٍ صَالِحٍ.

   lā yumkinunī s-safaru bidūni jawāzi safarin ṣāliḥin.

   I can't travel without a valid passport.

Inflection

Inflected forms

base form					بِدُونِ (bidūni)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		dual	plural
	m	f		m	f
1st person	بِدُونِي (bidūnī)		بِدُونِنَا (bidūninā)
2nd person	بِدُونِكَ (bidūnika)	بِدُونِكِ (bidūniki)	بِدُونِكُمَا (bidūnikumā)	بِدُونِكُمْ (bidūnikum)	بِدُونِكُنَّ (bidūnikunna)
3rd person	بِدُونِهِ (bidūnihi)	بِدُونِهَا (bidūnihā)	بِدُونِهِمَا (bidūnihimā)	بِدُونِهِمْ (bidūnihim)	بِدُونِهِنَّ (bidūnihinna)

Antonyms

• مَعَ (maʕa)
• بِـ (bi-)

Etymology 2

Verb

بَدَوْنَ • (badawna) (form I) /ba.daw.na/

1. third-person feminine plural past active of بَدَا (badā)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِدُون (bidūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪduːn/

Preposition

بِدون • (bidūn)

1. without, sans

Noun

بِدون • (bidūn) m or f (singulative and collective)

1. someone without a nationality; a bidoon

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic بِدُونِ (bi-dūni), from the preposition بِ (bi-, “with”) + the preposition دُونَ (dūna, “without”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bi.ˈduː.ni/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪ.d̪úː.nɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪ.d̪úː.nɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪ.d̪úː.nɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bu.d̪ú.ni]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be.d̪úː.ne]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bi.d̪ú.ni]

Readings
Classical reading?	bidūn-i
Dari reading?	bidūn-i
Iranian reading?	bedun-e
Tajik reading?	bidun-i

Preposition

بدون • (bidūn-i / bedun-e) (Tajik spelling бидуни)

1. sans, without

   Synonym: بی (bē / bi)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِدُونِ (bidūni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.duːn/, [bɪˈduːn]

• Audio (Jerusalem):

  (file)

Preposition

بدون • (bidūn)

1. without

   Synonyms: بلا (bala), من دون (min dūn)

   Antonyms: (together with) مع (maʕ), (by means of) بـ (bi-), في (fi)