בדיעבד

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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From Jewish Babylonian Aramaic [Term?] a compound of דְּאִי (dʾy) +‎ עֲבַד (ʿvd), meaning if done.

Adverb

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בְּדִיעֲבַד (bedi'avád)

  1. in retrospect
  2. (Jewish law) post factum, ex post facto

Antonyms

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