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:

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Preposition

بِدُونِ • (bidūni)

1. 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
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	بِدُونِي (bidūnī)		بِدُونِنَا (bidūninā)
Second person	بِدُونِكَ (bidūnika)	بِدُونِكِ (bidūniki)	بِدُونِكُمَا (bidūnikumā)	بِدُونِكُمْ (bidūnikum)	بِدُونِكُنَّ (bidūnikunna)
Third 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/

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

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic بِدُون (bidūn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪduːn/

Preposition

بِدون • (bidūn)

1. without, sans

Noun

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

1. 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.ðuː.ni]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɪ.d̪uː.nɪ]

• (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?	biḏūn-i
Dari reading?	bidūn-i
Iranian reading?	bedun-e
Tajik reading?	bidun-i

Preposition

بدون • (bedun-e)

1. 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)

1. without

   Synonyms: بلا (bala), من دون (min dūn)

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