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: (file)

Preposition

بِدُونِ • (bidūni)

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	dual	m	f
1^st person	بِدُونِي (bidūnī)		بِدُونِنَا (bidūninā)
2^nd person	بِدُونِكَ (bidūnika)	بِدُونِكِ (bidūniki)	بِدُونِكُمَا (bidūnikumā)	بِدُونِكُمْ (bidūnikum)	بِدُونِكُنَّ (bidūnikunna)
3^rd 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/

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

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِدُون (bidūn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪduːn/

Preposition

بِدون • (bidūn)

without, sans

Noun

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

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.duː.ˈni/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪ.d̪uː.nɪ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɪ.d̪uː.nɪ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bu.d̪u.ni]

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

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

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

Preposition

بدون • (bedun-e)

sans, without

Synonyms

بی (bi)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِدُونِ (bidūni).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.duːn/, [bɪˈduːn]
Audio (Jerusalem): (file)

Preposition

بدون • (bidūn)

without
Synonyms: بلا (bala), من دون (min dūn)

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