بالمرة

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From بـ (bi-, “by”) +‎ المرة (il-marra, “the time/instance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bil.mar.ra/, [bɪlˈmar.ra]

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Adverb

بالمرة • (bil-marra)

1. never

   Synonyms: أبدا (ʔabadan), ولا مرّة (wala marra, literally “not even once”)

   Antonym: دايما (dāyman)

2. at all, not at all

   Synonym: أبدا (ʔabadan)

   تصرّفاتها بالمرّة ما عجبتني.

   taṣarrofātha bil-marra mā ʕajbatni

   I didn't like her behavior at all.

   (literally, “Her behavior didn't please me at all.”)