به علاوه

Persian

Alternative forms

• بعلاوه (be-'alâve-ye)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba ʔa.lɑː.wa.ji], [ba ʔi.lɑː.wa.ji]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä ʔä.lɑː.wä.jɪ], [bä ʔɪ.lɑː.wä.jɪ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä ʔä.lɑː.wä.jɪ], [bä ʔɪ.lɑː.wä.jɪ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä ʔä.lɑː.wä.jɪ], [bä ʔɪ.lɑː.wä.jɪ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä ʔä.lɔː.wä.ji], [bä ʔi.lɔː.wä.ji]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [be ʔæ.lɒːve.je], [be ʔe.lɒːve.je]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä ʔä.lɔ.vä.ji], [bä ʔi.lɔ.vä.ji]

Readings
Classical reading?	ba alāwa-yi, ba ilāwa-yi
Dari reading?	ba alāwa-yi, ba ilāwa-yi
Iranian reading?	be alâve-ye, be elâve-ye
Tajik reading?	ba alova-yi, ba ilova-yi

Preposition

Dari	به علاوه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ба иловаи

به علاوه • (be 'alâve-ye)

1. besides, in addition to
2. (mathematics) plus

   دو به علاوه دو ― do be 'alâve-ye do ― two plus two