𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹

Gothic

Alternative forms

• 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰 (niba)

Etymology

From 𐌽𐌹 (ni) +‎ 𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 (ibai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnibɛː/, [ˈniβɛː]

Conjunction

𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 • (nibai)

1. if…not, though…not, unless, except
   • Matthew 5:20:

     𐌵𐌹𐌸𐌰 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌹𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹 𐌽𐌹𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌶𐍉 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌶𐍉𐍃 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌸𐌹𐌶𐌴 𐌱𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌾𐌴 𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌴, 𐌽𐌹 𐌸𐌰𐌿 𐌵𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌸 𐌹𐌽 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌹 𐌷𐌹𐌼𐌹𐌽𐌴.

     qiþa auk izwis þatei nibai managizō wairþiþ izwaraizōs garaihteins þau þizē bōkarjē jah fareisaiē, ni þau qimiþ in þiudangardjai himinē.

     For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. (KJV)

Further reading

• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 100