лишь бы
Russian
Alternative forms
- лижбы (ližby) (common misspelling)
Etymology
From лишь (lišʹ, “only, just”) + бы (by, “so that, if”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlʲiʐ‿bɨ]
Particle
лишь бы • (lišʹ by)
- if only, provided that, so long as
Descendants
- → Armenian: լիշբի (lišbi), լիժբի (ližbi) (slang)
- → Georgian: ლიჟბი (ližbi), ლიშბი (lišbi) (slang)