Russian

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Etymology

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From лишь (lišʹ, only, just) + бы (by, so that, if).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlʲiʐ‿bɨ]
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Particle

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лишь бы (lišʹ by)

  1. if only, provided that, so long as

Descendants

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  • Armenian: լիշբի (lišbi), լիժբի (ližbi) (slang)
  • Georgian: ლიჟბი (ližbi), ლიშბი (lišbi) (slang)