בלעדי

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From בַּל (bál, without) +‎ עֲדֵי (adéi, until).

Preposition

בִּלְעֲדֵי • (bil'adéi)

  1. without, in the absence of
    Synonyms: בְּלִי (b'lí), לְלֹא (l'ló), בְּלֹא (b'ló)
    אני לא יכול לעשות את זה בלעדייך.
    aní ló yakhól la'asót ét zé bil'adékha.
    I can't do this without you.
Usage notes
  • The preposition בִּלְעֲדֵי is typically only used in its inflected forms, that is, when its object is a personal pronoun. In other cases, the preposition בְּלִי (b'lí) is usually used instead. (For example, “without Ruth” is בְּלִי רוּת (b'lí rút), while “without her” is בִּלְעָדֵיהָ (bil'adéiha).) In a sense, therefore, בִּלְעֲדֵי can be said to provide the inflected forms of בְּלִי.
Inflection
Inflection table
base form בִּלְעֲדֵי (bil'adéi)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f m f
1st person בִּלְעָדַי (bil'adái) בִּלְעָדֵינוּ (bil'adéinu)
2nd person בִּלְעָדֵיךָ (bil'adéikha) בִּלְעָדַיִךְ (bil'adáyikh) בִּלְעֲדֵיכֶם (bil'adeikhém) בִּלְעֲדֵיכֶן (bil'adeikhén)
3rd person בִּלְעָדָיו (bil'adáv) בִּלְעָדֵיהָ (bil'adéiha) בִּלְעֲדֵיהֶם (bil'adeihém) בִּלְעֲדֵיהֶן (bil'adeihén)

Etymology 2

A Modern coinage from the above preposition, with the adjective suffix ־י ().

Adjective

בִּלְעָדִי • (bil'adí) (feminine בִּלְעָדִית, masculine plural בִּלְעָדִים, feminine plural בִּלְעָדִיּוֹת)

  1. Exclusive: available to only a few.
    גישה בלעדיתgishá bil'adítexclusive access