אלמלא
Hebrew
Etymology
לֵא (lé, “not”) + אִלְמָ ('ilma, “but”)
Conjunction
אִלְמָלֵא • ('ilmalé)
- 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.
- 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.