אלמלא

Hebrew

Etymology

לֵא‎ (lé, “not”) +‎ אִלְמָ‎ ('ilma, “but”)

Conjunction

אִלְמָלֵא • ('ilmalé)

  1. unless, if not
    ‏לֹא הָיִיתִי נוֹסֵעַ לַהַצָּגָה אִלְמָלֵא רָכַשְׁתִּי כַּרְטִיס מִבְּעוֹד מוֹעֵד.‎‎
    I would not go to the show if I had not obtained a ticket in advance.
  2. without, were it not for
    ‏הָיִיתִי נִכְשָׁל בַּמִּבְחָן אִלְמָלֵא הַיֶּדַע הָרַב שֶׁלִּי בְּעִבְרִית.‎‎
    I would have failed the test were it not for my great knowledge of Hebrew.
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