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Arabic
Etymology 1
Compounded from the preposition بِ (bi-, “with”) + the preposition دُونَ (dūna).
Pronunciation
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
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Verb
بَدَوْنَ • (badawna) (form I)
- third-person feminine plural past active of بَدَا (badā)
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بِدُون (bidūn).
Pronunciation
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”).
Preposition
بدون • (bedun-e)
- sans, without
Synonyms
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic بِدُونِ (bidūni).
Pronunciation
Preposition
بدون • (bidūn)
- without
- Synonyms: بلا (bala), من دون (min dūn)
- Antonyms: (together with) مع (maʕ), (by means of) بـ (bi-), في (fi)