"אלמלא" meaning in Hebrew

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Conjunction

Forms: אִלְמָלֵא [canonical], 'ilmalé [romanization]
Etymology: From Arabic إما لَ (ʾimmā lā), equivalent to إما (ʾimmā, “if even”) + لَ (lā, “not”) cognate with Hebrew לֹא (lo). Likely adapted to form the compound אִי ('i, “not having, not being”) + לְמַלֵּא (lemalé, “to fulfill”). Etymology templates: {{bor|he|ar|إما لَ|tr=ʾimmā lā}} Arabic إما لَ (ʾimmā lā), {{compound|ar|إما|لَ|t1=if even|t2=not|tr1=ʾimmā|tr2=lā}} إما (ʾimmā, “if even”) + لَ (lā, “not”), {{cog|he|לֹא|tr=lo}} Hebrew לֹא (lo), {{compound|he|אִי|מילא|alt2=לְמַלֵּא|t1=not having, not being|t2=to fulfill|tr1='i|tr2=lemalé}} אִי ('i, “not having, not being”) + לְמַלֵּא (lemalé, “to fulfill”) Head templates: {{he-con|tr='ilmalé|wv=אִלְמָלֵא}} אִלְמָלֵא • ('ilmalé)
  1. unless, if not
    Sense id: en-אלמלא-he-conj-0KbrZzoe Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. without, were it not for
    Sense id: en-אלמלא-he-conj-OXS1zEEO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: אִלְמָלֵי

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      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "إما لَ",
        "tr": "ʾimmā lā"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic إما لَ (ʾimmā lā)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
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        "3": "لَ",
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      "expansion": "إما (ʾimmā, “if even”) + لَ (lā, “not”)",
      "name": "compound"
    },
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        "2": "לֹא",
        "tr": "lo"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew לֹא (lo)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "אִי",
        "3": "מילא",
        "alt2": "לְמַלֵּא",
        "t1": "not having, not being",
        "t2": "to fulfill",
        "tr1": "'i",
        "tr2": "lemalé"
      },
      "expansion": "אִי ('i, “not having, not being”) + לְמַלֵּא (lemalé, “to fulfill”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Arabic إما لَ (ʾimmā lā), equivalent to\nإما (ʾimmā, “if even”) + لَ (lā, “not”) cognate with Hebrew לֹא (lo). Likely adapted to form the compound אִי ('i, “not having, not being”) + לְמַלֵּא (lemalé, “to fulfill”).",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "'ilmalé",
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      "args": {
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      },
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        {
          "english": "I would not go to the show if I had not obtained a ticket in advance.",
          "text": "לֹא הָיִיתִי נוֹסֵעַ לַהַצָּגָה אִלְמָלֵא רָכַשְׁתִּי כַּרְטִיס מִבְּעוֹד מוֹעֵד.",
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        "unless, if not"
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        {
          "english": "I would have failed the test were it not for my great knowledge of Hebrew.",
          "text": "הָיִיתִי נִכְשָׁל בַּמִּבְחָן אִלְמָלֵא הַיֶּדַע הָרַב שֶׁלִּי בְּעִבְרִית.",
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        "without, were it not for"
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      "id": "en-אלמלא-he-conj-OXS1zEEO",
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        [
          "without",
          "without"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "אִלְמָלֵי"
    }
  ],
  "word": "אלמלא"
}
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    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
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    "Hebrew terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Hebrew terms derived from Arabic"
  ],
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        "2": "ar",
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      "name": "bor"
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        "1": "ar",
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      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "לֹא",
        "tr": "lo"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "אִי",
        "3": "מילא",
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        "t2": "to fulfill",
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      },
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    },
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      "form": "'ilmalé",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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      },
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          "english": "I would not go to the show if I had not obtained a ticket in advance.",
          "text": "לֹא הָיִיתִי נוֹסֵעַ לַהַצָּגָה אִלְמָלֵא רָכַשְׁתִּי כַּרְטִיס מִבְּעוֹד מוֹעֵד.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "unless, if not"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unless",
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      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with usage examples",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "I would have failed the test were it not for my great knowledge of Hebrew.",
          "text": "הָיִיתִי נִכְשָׁל בַּמִּבְחָן אִלְמָלֵא הַיֶּדַע הָרַב שֶׁלִּי בְּעִבְרִית.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "without, were it not for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "without",
          "without"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "אִלְמָלֵי"
    }
  ],
  "word": "אלמלא"
}

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