барем

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باری (bari), from Classical Persian باری (bārī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbarɛm]

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Adverb

барем • (barem)

1. at least

References

• “барем”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “барем”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باری (bari), from Classical Persian باری (bārī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaɾɛm]

Adverb

барем • (barem)

1. at least

   Synonym: најмалку (najmalku)

2. if only

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باری (bari), from Classical Persian باری (bārī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎrem/
• Hyphenation: ба‧рем

Adverb

ба̀рем (Latin spelling bàrem)

1. at least

   Гледао сам тај филм барем десет пута. ― I've seen that film at least ten times.

   Можеш ми барем рећи у чему је ствар? ― Can you at least tell me what's the matter?

2. if only

   Да сам барем имала новац, купила бих била ту кућу. ― If I only had had the money, I would have bought that house.

   Да барем могу вратити вр(иј)еме! ― I wish I could turn back the time! (If I only could turn back the time...)

References

• “барем” in Hrvatski jezični portal